Emil Medicus, 1882-1980 - A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo

Inscription: Recto: l. l.: (embossed name and address of photographer) Adolph Langfiers / 12. DUKE STREET / MANCHESTER SQUARE / LONDON. W.; bottom center: (in ink) Kindest regards to / Wm S. Haynes from / Emil Medicus. / Riverside, Cal. Nov 5th 10.; right edge: (in pencil) #69319 - size " style of sample [Mls sure ?]; Verso: u. r.: (in pencil) 345.
Provenance: Probably William S. Haynes, Boston, date unknown.
Though this photograph has an inscription dating it to 1910, it was probably taken in London about 1907. Emil Medicus was the first American to win a Ross Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. He completed his studies in July 1907, at which time he returned to the U.S. Compare with no. 347.
Condition: Fair condition. Vertical crease, about 1 1/2 inches, at top, left of center.

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.