Piano Performance at the New York Trade School

A piano player is shown performing at the New York Trade School. He is likely playing on a piano tuned or built by students in the Piano Crafts Department at the school. Black and white photograph.

Piano Crafts Department

Students are shown working on pianos in various states of construction in the Piano Crafts Department at the New York Trade School. Black and white photograph.

Piano Tuning Classroom

A Wissner piano is shown in a piano tuning classroom at the New York Trade School. Wissner pianos were manufactured in Brooklyn from 1878 until the company went out of business at the start of World War II. Black and white photograph.

Students working in Piano Crafts Department

Three students are shown working in the Piano Crafts Department at the New York Trade School. The two students in the foreground appear to be working on the construction of a piano. Black and white photograph.

Professor and Student in Piano Crafts Department

Here a professor in the Piano Crafts Department at the New York Trade School is shown helping a student. Black and white photograph.

Piano Performance at a New York Trade School Commencement

Six piano players spread across the front of the stage at the New York Trade School perform at a commencement ceremony. The graduates can be seen sitting in the first few rows of the auditorium with guests filling up the rest of the space. On the dais several administrators from the New York Trade School are shown. Black and white photograph.

Building a Piano

Four students in the Piano Crafts Department at the New York Trade School are shown working on building a piano. Notice the aprons worn by the students are embroidered with the department name. Black and white photograph.