Details
Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen performing as people dance at the Canidrome Ballroom. Mort Ruby with an arrow is written on the picture; Shanghai, China.
Date Published
1934
1937
Subjects
Subjects, Geographic
Notes
No date; likely between 1934 and 1937
A professional photograph of the Canidrome ballroom by "Ahjong Shanghai", mounted on a photo album page, with a handwritten caption, "Canidrome Ballroom and Band, Shanghai". There is the name "Mort Ruby" written in pen on the photo with an arrow pointing to a man in the photo
Mort Ruby, born 1903, managed musicians such as Charlie Barnet, Spike Jones, and Nat King Cole.
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 27 x 34 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-1512.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
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