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Three new musical instruments, an electrical violin, a clavier, and an electrical guitar at the outdoor science theater in the court of the Hall of Science at the World's Fair.

 

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Title:
Three new musical instruments, an electrical violin, a clavier, and an electrical guitar at the outdoor science theater in the court of the Hall of Science at the World's Fair.
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_0004_00158_001.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3v40k01f
Type:
Image
Caption:
Three new musical instruments, an electrical violin, a clavier, and an electrical guitar, attract much comment from spectators at the outdoor science theater in the court of the Hall of Science at the World's Fair. The instruments are the invention of Lloyd Loar, lecturer on the physics of music at Northwestern University, who is seated at the clavier. The other musicians are Charles Stein (left) and Ruth Brenner (right). The instruments produce an electrical current which is amplified and converted into sound by the loudspeaker shown in the picture.


Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Guitars
Violins
Musical instruments
Electric violin
Electric guitar

Photographer:
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white
Extent:
7.5 x 9.25 in.

Building Name:
Hall of Science

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
Show more details:
Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
4
Folder:
158
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements


Acknowledgements
Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White
Secretary of State.

Geographic Information

Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)