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Les Hite Orchestra

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The Les Hite Orchestra posed on the stairs of City Hall in Los Angeles with George McDonaugh, Supervisor of the 2nd District (Including: Bill Perkins, banjo ; Parker Berry, trombone ; Lloyd Reese, trumpet, arranger ; George Orendorff, trumpet ; Lionel Hampton, drums ; Joe Bailey, bass ; Les Hite, bandleader ; Henry Prince, piano ; Marshall Royal, alto sax ; Charlie Jones, tenor sax, and Marvin Johnson, alto sax)
Date Published
1932
Subjects
Big bands
Dance orchestras
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians
Band directors
Autographs
Politicians
Buildings
City halls
African American men--Clothing
Men, White
Subjects, Geographic
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Notes

1932

Signed by Gordon McDonaugh[?] on photograph: Yours truly, Gordon McDonaugh Supervisor 2nd Dist.; Handwritten on verso: Les Hite Orchestra Los Angeles, 1932 as well a partial listing of members in the photo (see description).

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
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_clayton_photo-0728.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Publicity 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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