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Walter Page's Blue Devils Orchestra

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Walter Page's Blue Devils posing for a photo at radio station KFJF in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Musicians shown from left to right are Oran "Lips" Page (trumpet), Henry "Buster" Smith (alto sax), Clair Benton (banjo), Walter Page (bass), Emir "Bucket" Coleman (trombone), Jones L. Grant (trumpet), Ernie Williams (vocals and drums), Bill Owen (alto sax and clarinet), and Willie Lewis sitting at the piano.
Date Published
1928
Subjects
African American jazz musicians
Time Periods
1921-1930
Notes

1928

Negative included with photo.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-1642.tif
Genres
Black & white photographs
Gelatin silver prints
Publicity photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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