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Harmonica owned by Big Mama Thornton
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Harmonica owned by Big Mama Thornton

Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG, German, founded 1857 · ca. 1950

brass (alloy) , wood , metal and plastic
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A brass Hohner Old Standby harmonica owned and played by Big Mama Thornton.

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