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Photograph of Baltimore Musicales in performance at the George Peabody Library.

Trumpet player Wilmer Wise was the first African-American faculty member at the Peabody Institute and the first African-American member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Photograph of Villa Pace master bedroom with a king-sized bed and a crystal and silver crucifix on the forehead. Taken by The Baltimore Sun, stamped Mar 2, 1982 and "Ponselle Rosa." Includes Certificate of Authenticity from The Baltimore Sun.

Photograph of Villa Pace foyer ceiling in 1982 with a short clip on the back and "9/13/82; ceiling and balcony in entrance to Ponsell [sic.] house" from Sunpapers Photograph Weyman Swagger. Includes red stamp of Sep 26 1982.

Paul A. Brent, the first African-American student to enroll at the Peabody Conservatory, graduated with a Teacher’s Certificate in Piano in the class of 1953. In this photo, he is second from the right on the back row.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle's Gowns from The Baltimore Sun, 1982. Photograph by William Hotz with stamp from Mar 2 1982. Includes Certificate of Authenticity from The Baltimore Sun.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Whiskers on hind legs on deck. Back stamped "Bain News Services" and "From Montauk photo Concern" and handwritten "Rosa Ponselle of the Opera".

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Grete Stueckgold, Nino Martini, and Andre Kostelanetz in living room. Back with press release from Columbia Broadcasting System.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Grete Stueckgold, Nino Martini, and Andre Kostelanetz on terrace in NYC.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Shirley Temple with studio news clip on back saying Ponselle gave Temple her first singing lesson at lunch "The prima donna taught the child screen star an old Italian lullaby, which she mastered in 15 minutes".