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Jelly Roll Morton
Studio #1 (possibly Studio #2), Trinity Baptist Church, 114 North 5th Street, Camden, New Jersey, July 1929

The earliest known print of this photograph is in the 1929 Victor Records Race Catalog. It appears as a cut-out of Morton’s head only. The first known full print of this picture is in Rhythm On Record (1936) by Hilton R. Schleman, plate XL. [5]

Hilton was a pioneer British discographer. This was probably the first time that a photograph of Jelly Roll Morton appeared in a European publication.

Shown in Mr. Jelly Lord (1980) by Laurie Wright, page 68. Not shown in Oh, Mister Jelly (1999) edited by William Russell.

courtesy of Ate van Delden

© 2004 Ate van Delden Collection

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