Claude Kilpatrick, 9, with player piano at Fort Worth Public Library

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20121360

Description

Look, Ma-No Hands!-Claude Kilpatrick,9, a fith grader at Alice E. Carlson School, looks on in incredulity as a piano plays itself. An example of the almost extinct player piano is at the Fort Worth Public Library, and will be introduced to the public in a program Friday afternoon. The instrument plays from perforated paper rolls of which the library has more than 500.

Archival Date

1958-07-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-63

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Pianos