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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'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.

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 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.

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.

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 Baltimore Musicales in performance at the George Peabody Library.

While Adolf Meyer was engaged in preventative measures back home, some of his colleagues worked on treatment in France. Thomas Salmon believed that early intervention could decrease the magnitude of shell shock and shorten its course in victims. He…

Photographs of visitors to the Rosa Ponselle exhibit at the Arthur Friedheim Library following a concert by Baltimore Musicales.