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Henry Gilbert
Baby Hair
1869

Henry Gilbert Papers
Gilmore Music Library

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Henry F.B. Gilbert (1868-1928) was an American composer best known for concert works that borrowed melodies from the musical traditions of African Americans and American Indians.

This hair was cut on September 26, 1869: Gilbert's first birthday.