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Identifier
20179421
Description
Helen Boyd, registrar of the Children's Museum, holds the "Presidential Violin" believe to have been made by the famed Amati family in Italy, where Stradivari apprenticed. The violin, donated to the museum in 1955 by Mrs. A. J. Broderick, spent 50 years in the White House, where it was played upon for many presidents, and played by Abraham Lincoln. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning edition May 28, 1967.
Archival Date
1967-05-24
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-5506
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Violins
Names
Boyd, Helen; Fort Worth Children's Museum
Subjects
Violins