Herbert L. Clarke with Diston pocket cornet and Stan with sousaphone

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Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1940
Technique / Medium:
photography

Description

Photograph of Herbert L. Clark in uniform with his unique Diston pocket cornet and a young boy identified as "Stan" with a sousaphone (neither are playing in this image). The pair are in a park with tropical vegetation, with Stan standing on top of a podium.

People as subjects

Clarke, Herbert L. (1867-1945) (Musician)

Iconclass

48CC723
portrait of a musician - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Cornet [3860] (Unique Diston B-flat pocket cornet designed by Henry Diston in 1886. Owned by Herbert L. Clarke.)
Sousaphone [4465]

RIdIM images


Herbert L Clarke Music and Personal Papers, circa 1880-1945, Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Image URLs

image link 1
Sousa Archives data and image

Notes

Herbert Lincoln Clarke served as a cornetist for the Sousa Band between 1893 to 1917 (with intermittent breaks). In addition to his abilities as a performer, Clarke also acted as a conductor, arranger, composer, and teacher during his career (Bierley).

RIdIM record id

4783