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(MUSIC.) RAGTIME. BOONE, JOHN WILLIAM, 'BLIND.' Cabinet card. Full length cabinet card, depicting the artist standing, his left hand resting on the top of his cane. Topeka: George Downing photographer, circa 1874-1894
A very scarce image of the largely self-taught pianist, taken in his prime. Doctors removed both of Boone's eyes when he was six months old in an attempt to cure a case of brain fever. Though he attended school briefly, Boone preferred performing.
