Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

This collection features numerous publicity and promotional shots issued by Captiol Records, and is especially valuable for the research of the early history of the record industry during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as the development of jazz and popular music.

Items in Collection: 2,255

Topics

Advertising & Media

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Connie Haines wearing a bathing suit and leaning back on a diving board. Haines is turning to the side and smiling. Comedian Lou Costello is operating a camera on a tripod behind Haines.

Date Published

1945

1950

Members of the Yakama tribe who appeared in the Technicolor film “Canyon Passage” holding a reception for Elsa Maxwell and others, presenting her with regalia. Others attending are Peggy Ryan (with...

Date Published

1946

Walter Wanger, Peggy Ryan, Lou Costello, Joan Bennett, Jess Barker and Yvonne De Carlo standing left to right outside a United Air Lines airplane.

Date Published

1946

Digital Collections

Connie Haines and Lou Costello

Elsa Maxwell at reception

Walter Wanger, Peggy Ryan, Lou Costello, Joan Bennett, Jess Barker and Yvonne De Carlo outside an airplane

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