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Photograph of music recording equipment used by Felton Williams, Jr.: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of music recording equipment used by Felton Williams, Jr.: Date: 1977. Photograph by: Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012. Subject of: Double U Studio, American, 1967 - 1981.

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The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of equipment in Felton W. Williams' recording studio, Double U Studio. The image depicts several pieces of recording equipment sitting on a brown desk and in front of a large window. Handwritten in blue ink on the lower margin of the print is [1977].

Materials, dates and provenance

  • Date: 1977
  • Photograph by: Felton W. Williams Jr., American, 1934 - 2012
  • Subject of: Double U Studio, American, 1967 - 1981
  • Type: dye diffusion transfer prints
  • Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
  • Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 3 3/8 × 3 13/16 in. (8.5 × 9.7 cm)
  • Topic: African American
  • Topic: Gospel (Music)
  • Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
  • Topic: Musicians
  • Topic: Pentecostal
  • Topic: Technology
  • Object number: 2011.64.2
  • Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Felton W. Williams, Jr.
  • Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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