Billie Pierce

Description

Members of the Olympia Brass Band during Billy Pierce's funeral at the St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. Present are Allan Jaffe, helicon; Joe Torregano, cl; Andrew Jefferson, sn d; [Edmond Foucher ?], tp; Milton Batiste, tp; and others are present in the crowd.

Details
Title

Billie Pierce

Creator

Blum, Harriet

Description

Members of the Olympia Brass Band during Billy Pierce's funeral at the St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. Present are Allan Jaffe, helicon; Joe Torregano, cl; Andrew Jefferson, sn d; [Edmond Foucher ?], tp; Milton Batiste, tp; and others are present in the crowd.

Topical Subject(s)

Jazz
Jazz musicians
Pierce, Billie, 1907-1974
Funeral rites & ceremonies
Jazz bands
Musical instruments
Jaffe, Alan
Torregano, Joe
Jefferson, Andrew
Foucher, Edmond
Batiste, Milton, 1934-2001
Cemeteries
Crowds

Geographical Subject(s)

New Orleans (La.)

Form

tiff

Type of Resource

still image

Identifier (local)

PH003399

Source

Hogan Jazz Archive, Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University

Publisher

Tulane University Digital Library

Rights

Physical rights are retained by the Hogan Jazz Archive. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.