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- Painting of Stephen Foster by Irving R. Bacon -
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Painting of Stephen Foster by Irving R. Bacon
- Detroit Free Press Article from January 30, 1953, "Stephen Foster Home in Museum Wrong One" -
- January 30, 1953
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Detroit Free Press Article from January 30, 1953, "Stephen Foster Home in Museum Wrong One"
- Painting of Stephen Foster by Irving R. Bacon -
- Collections - Artifact
Painting of Stephen Foster by Irving R. Bacon
- Portrait of Stephen C. Foster, circa 1859 -
- circa 1859
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Portrait of Stephen C. Foster, circa 1859
- Sounds of America Gallery (Foster Memorial) - This house was originally located in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, the town where composer Stephen Foster was born. When it was brought to Greenfield Village in 1934, the home was thought to be Foster's birthplace. Now called <EM>The Sounds of America Gallery</EM>, it houses a display of musical instruments.
- circa 1830
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Sounds of America Gallery (Foster Memorial)
This house was originally located in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, the town where composer Stephen Foster was born. When it was brought to Greenfield Village in 1934, the home was thought to be Foster's birthplace. Now called The Sounds of America Gallery, it houses a display of musical instruments.
- Guitar, circa 1850 - This Martin guitar was owned by the family of Susan Pentland of Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Composer Stephen Foster dedicated his first published song, <EM>Open Thy Lattice, Love</EM> to Susan, a neighbor and friend. According to family tradition, this guitar was played by Foster.
- circa 1850
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Guitar, circa 1850
This Martin guitar was owned by the family of Susan Pentland of Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Composer Stephen Foster dedicated his first published song, Open Thy Lattice, Love to Susan, a neighbor and friend. According to family tradition, this guitar was played by Foster.
- Composer Stephen C. Foster, circa 1855 - This portrait carte-de-visite shows songwriter Stephen C. Foster, known as the "father of American music." The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Americans collected and exchanged cartes-de-visite--most popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s--to commemorate family members or celebrities.
- circa 1855
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Composer Stephen C. Foster, circa 1855
This portrait carte-de-visite shows songwriter Stephen C. Foster, known as the "father of American music." The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Americans collected and exchanged cartes-de-visite--most popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s--to commemorate family members or celebrities.