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Lazy Lester

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Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester. He leans his right elbow on a railing and holds a harmonica in his right hand. He support his head with his left hand as he smiles at the camera. He wears a Louisiana Yard Dog ball cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Lazy Lester. Alligator [logo]. Alligator Records, Box 60234, Chicago, IL 60660, (312) 973-7736. Management and booking: Fred Reif, 1928 Robinwood St., Saginaw, MI 48601, (517) 753-1024." Printed up the left-hand margin, "Photo: Steve Koress."
Date Published
1988
Publisher
Alligator / Steve Koress
Subjects
Blues musicians
Harmonica players
African American men
Harmonica
Time Periods
1981-1990
Notes

No date; likely 1988

Negative.

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

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 13 x 21 cm
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-0972.tif
Genres
Negatives
Portrait photographs
Publicity photographs
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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