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Postcard front - Ben-Ton Orchestra

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Postcard featuring photo of the Ben-Ton Orchestra of Kansas City. Seven men are posing for a photo wearing black tuxedos and holding their instruments. From left to right: Nuna Lane holding a trumpet, Billy Russell holding a trumpet, Harold Durrell sitting at a drum set, Lawrence McLean holding a saxophone, W.S. Baum holding a saxophone, Glenn Durrell sitting in front of a piano, and Morris Bramsohn holding a violin while standing. Names and instruments are written at the bottom of the postcard. The orchestra name is printed on the bass drum.
Date Published
1921
1930
Subjects
Musicians
Saxophonists
Trumpet players
Drummers (Musicians)
Violinists
Time Periods
1921-1930
Notes

No date; likely between 1921 and 1930

Three copies of postcard.

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

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white photomechanical print ; 8 x 13 cm (postcard format)
Member of
Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra
Source File
umkc_lsc_mclean_photo-116.tif
Genres
Black & white photographs
Gelatin silver prints
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Postcards
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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