New York procession for the funeral of James Reese Europe

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC, United States

Pallbearers carry the body of composer and bandleader James Reese Europe from Harlem's St. Mark the Evangelist Church after his funeral in 1919. Europe was murdered at the age of 38 by a mentally ill bandmember.

Photo courtesy of Music Division, the New York Public Library

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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