Martin Jonas
Jul-29-2016, 5:40am
I've just come across the photo archive of Lehigh University Library in Bethlehem, PA. There are 283 music-related photos, mostly associated in some way with the Martin Guitar company in nearby Nazareth. All in ultra-high resolution zoomable scans.
Obviously, most are guitar-related, but there are a fair few mandolin photos as well, including several catalogue scans and some photos of Zarh Myron Bickford and Vahdah Olcott-Bickford.
Link to the collection (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/beyondsteel/society/music/1)
A few that I found interesting:
Martin G-3 bowlback from 1896 catalogue (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014101)
Zarh & Vahdah Bickford (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014138)
Vahdah Olcott-Bickford (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014111)
Martin Style E mandolin from 1915 Catalogue (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014096)
1918 price list (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014143)
Style A mandolin 1919 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014155)
Style C mandolin 1919 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014157)
Style A Koa 1921 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014253)
American Guitar Society 1928, with Zarh & Vahdah Bickford (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014091)
Style 20 carved mandolin, 1929 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014121)
Shop display window at Lyon & Healy in Chicago, 1934 (with L&H mandolin and Martin guitars) (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014097)
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Obviously, most are guitar-related, but there are a fair few mandolin photos as well, including several catalogue scans and some photos of Zarh Myron Bickford and Vahdah Olcott-Bickford.
Link to the collection (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/beyondsteel/society/music/1)
A few that I found interesting:
Martin G-3 bowlback from 1896 catalogue (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014101)
Zarh & Vahdah Bickford (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014138)
Vahdah Olcott-Bickford (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014111)
Martin Style E mandolin from 1915 Catalogue (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014096)
1918 price list (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014143)
Style A mandolin 1919 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014155)
Style C mandolin 1919 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014157)
Style A Koa 1921 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014253)
American Guitar Society 1928, with Zarh & Vahdah Bickford (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014091)
Style 20 carved mandolin, 1929 (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014121)
Shop display window at Lyon & Healy in Chicago, 1934 (with L&H mandolin and Martin guitars) (http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/beyond_viewer.php?DMTHUMB=1&searchworks=cat22&ptr=014097)
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