ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS:Photo Galleries
Our archive contains thousands of photos related to historical roots and regional music, including some 25,000 images taken by Chris Strachwitz from the mid-1950s onward. Browse below for artist galleries as well as galleries of concert posters, Mexican movie lobby cards, record company catalogs, 78-rpm record sleeves, and more. Check back for updates as we continue to digitize our physical collections and share them here.
Frontera Collection Mexican Lobby Cards
Music, especially the corrido, was an important component in many Mexican American and Mexican films. Many films were titled after or totally based on well-known corridos....
View the collectionPhotos From Our Benefit Concert and Arhoolie Awards
Thank you to everyone who made Bridging the Blues a wonderful and exciting event. Our inaugural Arhoolie Awards and benefit concert with Taj Mahal and Fantastic...
View the collectionRecord Company Catalogs and Publications of International and Regional Music
As an avid record collector, Chris Strachwitz also collected many vintage record company catalogs and publications of regional and ethnic music. Albanian, Scandinavia, Old Familiar Tunes,...
View the collectionBig Mama Thornton Photo Gallery
Big Mama Thornton Photo Gallery Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was a Rhythm and Blues singer, harmonica player and...
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