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Percussion Collection (page 2)

Background imagePercussion Collection: Natives of the Mexican village of Colotlan

Natives of the Mexican village of Colotlan, playing musical instruments and dancing. 1827

Background imagePercussion Collection: Silhouette, Chinese Musicians and Dancing Dogs

Silhouette, Chinese Musicians and Dancing Dogs. early 19th century

Background imagePercussion Collection: Cat playing cymbals with cat and ball on a postcard

Cat playing cymbals with cat and ball on a postcard
Cat playing cymbals with cat balancing a large red ball on its feet, on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Cats playing musical instruments on a Christmas postcard

Cats playing musical instruments on a Christmas postcard -- Merry Musicians, The Nursery Series. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Kittens with a drum on a birthday postcard

Kittens with a drum on a birthday postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Military band of cats on a cutout greetings card

Military band of cats on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Birthday card, Hope your birthdays a Smash Hit

Birthday card, Hope your birthdays a Smash Hit! 20th century

Background imagePercussion Collection: View of an Arras street with ruined buildings, WW1

View of an Arras street with ruined buildings, WW1
View of an Arras street with ruined buildings, First World War. In the foreground on the right are a few band members with their music instruments, mostly drums. circa 1915-1917

Background imagePercussion Collection: Euterpean Band, Westerville, Ohio, USA

Euterpean Band, Westerville, Ohio, USA
Members of the Euterpean Band (nicknamed the Rube Band of Otterbein), Westerville, Ohio, USA. Date: 1907

Background imagePercussion Collection: French female munitions worker making powder primers 1916

French female munitions worker making powder primers 1916
A photograph of a female munitions worker, as she makes the primers and other associated percussion cap parts for shells, in a French munitions factory

Background imagePercussion Collection: BURMESE MUSICIANS 1861

BURMESE MUSICIANS 1861
An elaborately equipped sextet perform at a funeral at Rangoon : most of their instruments are percussion, two sets being housed in playpen-like rings. Date: 1861

Background imagePercussion Collection: WAGNER / LIEBIG / 5 / 1870

WAGNER / LIEBIG / 5 / 1870
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in 1870, serenading his wife and baby in their own home with his Siegfried Idyll Date: 1813 - 1883

Background imagePercussion Collection: Commedia Ballerina dancing

Commedia Ballerina dancing
The Ballerina dances and plays her tambourine. Date: 1500

Background imagePercussion Collection: Musicians and Dancer - Southern Algeria

Musicians and Dancer - Southern Algeria. Date: circa 1909

Background imagePercussion Collection: Ancient Greek costume

Ancient Greek costume, a variety of combinations of high quality dress for men and women. BCE

Background imagePercussion Collection: Musical frogs on eight Victorian scraps

Musical frogs on eight Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: British flag and drum with comic verse on a Christmas card

British flag and drum with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a drum

Christmas card in the shape of a drum, with two children playing cymbals and trumpet. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Two cats on a cutout Christmas card

Two cats on a cutout Christmas card in the shape of a tambourine. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Musique - music - musical instruments

Musique - music - musical instruments
A dizzying array of musical instruments. Date: 1930

Background imagePercussion Collection: White flowers on a tambourine-shaped birthday card

White flowers on a tambourine-shaped birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Egypt Art. Kiosk on the roof at Dendera Temple

Egypt Art. Kiosk on the roof at Dendera Temple in which the ritual of the goddesss union with the sun disk was performed. It has four Hathoric columns on each side

Background imagePercussion Collection: Egypt. Dendera. Hathor Temple. New Year Chapel with Hathoric

Egypt. Dendera. Hathor Temple. New Year Chapel with Hathoric columns. Entrance

Background imagePercussion Collection: Egypt. Dendera. Hathor Temple. Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar

Egypt. Dendera. Hathor Temple. Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar
Egyptian Art. Dendera. Hathor Temple. Relief depicting Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar and their son Caesarion, later her co-regent Ptolemy XV Caesar. 1st. Century B.C. Ptolemaic Dynasty

Background imagePercussion Collection: Chleuh (Shilha) musicians in Morocco

Chleuh (Shilha) musicians in Morocco
Chleuh (Shilha, Shluh) musicians, a Berber sub-group of Morocco. One man is playing a violin, while two others have percussion instruments. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePercussion Collection: Sudanese musician with drum in Morocco

Sudanese musician with drum in Morocco. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePercussion Collection: Grenadier Guards, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Grenadier Guards, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Corps of Drums of the Grenadier Guards with Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), at their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Background imagePercussion Collection: Chins Restaurant, Broadway, New York City, USA

Chins Restaurant, Broadway, New York City, USA
Chins Restaurant, Broadway, corner of 44th Street, New York City, USA, with band instruments on the left and a dance floor on the right. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePercussion Collection: Renaissance style musical angel with drum

Renaissance style musical angel with drum
Renaissance style musical angel playing a drum, in the style of Fra Angelico. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePercussion Collection: Renaissance style musical angel with tambourine

Renaissance style musical angel with tambourine
Renaissance style musical angel playing a tambourine, in the style of Fra Angelico. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePercussion Collection: Regional music: the king, a chinese instrument

Regional music: the king, a chinese instrument
A Chinese percussion instrument: the king, a hanging rack of square bells, similar to the Bianqing

Background imagePercussion Collection: Fruit Label -- Agustin Gozem Gaya

Fruit Label -- Agustin Gozem Gaya
Fruit Label -- imported from Spain by Agustin Gomez Gaya, depicting a boy playing jazz rhythms a set of drums. Date: 20th century

Background imagePercussion Collection: Ghana - Gold Coast - Ashanti War Drums

Ghana - Gold Coast - Ashanti War Drums
The War Drums of the Ashanti tribesmen - Gold Coast, West Africa - Ghana

Background imagePercussion Collection: Angklung players, West Java, Indonesia

Angklung players, West Java, Indonesia
Angklung (anklong) players in Garoet (Garut), West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Background imagePercussion Collection: Victorian Scrap - Drummer Bandsman

Victorian Scrap - Drummer Bandsman. late 19th century

Background imagePercussion Collection: Hindu dancer and drummer, India

Hindu dancer and drummer, India. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePercussion Collection: Drum band in traditional uniform

Drum band in traditional uniform
Unidentified drum band in traditional uniform. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePercussion Collection: Brass band of soldiers, Vancouver, USA

Brass band of soldiers, Vancouver, USA
Brass band of soldiers, Main Street, Vancouver, Washington State, USA. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePercussion Collection: Brass band of American cavalry soldiers, USA

Brass band of American cavalry soldiers, USA
Brass band of American cavalry soldiers practising in a field, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePercussion Collection: Nautch dancing girl and two musicians, India

Nautch dancing girl and two musicians, India. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePercussion Collection: Florence Upton playing cards - Weg Drumming

Florence Upton playing cards - Weg Drumming. circa 1900s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Susi - with drum and cymbal

Susi - with drum and cymbal. 1950s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a drum with dogs

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with dogs
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with two dogs looking through a large hole (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a drum with dog

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with dog
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with a dogs face looking through a hole (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a drum with cats

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with cats
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with three cats looking through a hole (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a drum with cat

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with cat
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with a cats face looking through a hole (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: White flowers on a tambourine-shaped New Year card

White flowers on a tambourine-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePercussion Collection: Two boys on a drum-shaped New Year card

Two boys on a drum-shaped New Year card
Two boys singing a Christmas carol on a drum-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s



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