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Image Not Available for The music of our Fathers. In a museum in Berlin there a musical instruments that were played by our ancestors. While outdoors on Kloster Street town noise rules, in this room a gentlemen plays a minuet by Mozart on a grand piano.
The music of our Fathers. In a museum in Berlin there a musical instruments that were played by our ancestors. While outdoors on Kloster Street town noise rules, in this room a gentlemen plays a minuet by Mozart on a grand piano.
Image Not Available for The music of our Fathers. In a museum in Berlin there a musical instruments that were played by our ancestors. While outdoors on Kloster Street town noise rules, in this room a gentlemen plays a minuet by Mozart on a grand piano.

The music of our Fathers. In a museum in Berlin there a musical instruments that were played by our ancestors. While outdoors on Kloster Street town noise rules, in this room a gentlemen plays a minuet by Mozart on a grand piano.

Creator Pilz
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 23.9 x 15.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Object number2002/1360
LocationNot currently on display

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