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Blind Mississippi Morris

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Blind Mississippi Morris, blues harmonica player and singer, sits on a tall stool with one foot resting on an amplifier and the other touching the ground as he holds a harmonica up to his chin. He wears a business suit and a flat cap as well as sunglasses. A sporran with a fox tail attached that is holding harmonicas rests on top of the amplifier. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Blind Mississippi Morris. icehouse Records, A Few Degrees Cooler [logo]. Contact: Icehouse Records, 1981 Fletcher Creek Dr., Memphis, TN 38133, (901)-388-1108." Printed in the right margin, 'Photo: Steve Roberts."
Date Published
1996
Publisher
Icehouse / Steve Roberts
Subjects
Blues musicians
Harmonica players
Singers
African American men
Time Periods
1991-2000
Notes

No date; likely 1996

2 copies.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-1187.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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