E. Power Biggs of Cambridge, Mass., world-famed organist, tries his hand at blowing glass at Corning Glass Works and finds it is not as easy as it looks. In background, a master glass blower (or "gaffer"), with many years of glass blowing and shaping behind him, finds Mr. Biggs' efforts to produce a bubble in the glass amusing.

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E. Power Biggs of Cambridge, Mass., world-famed organist, tries his hand at blowing glass at Corning Glass Works and finds it is not as easy as it looks. In background, a master glass blower (or "gaffer"), with many years of glass blowing and shaping behind him, finds Mr. Biggs' efforts to produce a bubble in the glass amusing.

[ca. April 1956]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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