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Piedmont/ragtime blues guitarist, Blind Blake, playing fingerstyle guitar for a promo photo

A classic photo of Robert Johnson, discovered in the 1990s I believe, of him with a cigarette in his mouth, posing casually

One of just a few photos of Blind Joe Reynolds, the great country bluesman

Blind Joe Reynolds

A photo of Mance Lipscomb in performance in the 1960s most likely

Paramount promo portrait of blues singer & guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson

A photo of who's believed to truly be King Solomon Hill. Gayle Dean Wardlow solved, with about 90% certainty, that this photo is truly King Solomon Hill.

King Solomon Hill

Blind Willie Johnson's only known photo, playing the guitar upright

Blind Willie Johnson

This actually is not a true photo of Geeshie Wiley, rather a woman during the pre-war era. There are no known photos of Geeshie Wiley.

A candid shot of the delta bluesman, Belton Sutherland, from when Alan Lomax visited him in the 1970s

Belton Sutherland

The only known photo of Robert Petway. He's posing with his National resonator, denim clothing, and audacious headwear.

Peg Leg Howell's portrait photo from pre-WWII times

A portrait photo of the great delta bluesman, Son House, during the 1960s most likely

Lightnin' Hopkins, playing what appears to be a vintage Stella guitar, in casual clothes

Lightnin’ Hopkins