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Ace Nite Club

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Ace Nite Club, located at 700 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Two cars are parked on the street in front and an unidentified man stands next to...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Al Bowlly

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Headshot of Al Bowlly wearing a suit and tie while leaning forward and smiling at camera.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bobby Byrne and his orchestra

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Headshot of Bobby Byrne leaning forward on arms, looking to the side, and holding a baton against his shoulder. Byrne is wearing a black tuxedo with...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Clarence "Pinetop" Smith's two sons

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Clarence "Pinetop" Smith's two sons at a piano. One is sitting and playing the piano while looking to the side. The other is standing and looking down...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams standing in front of a wooden barn. Williams is wearing a dark jacket and looking forward.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Eddie Cantor and an unidentified man reading

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Eddie Cantor, wearing a double breasted suit and tie, and an unidentified man holding a piece of paper together. Cantor is looking at the paper with...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

George Olsen

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Publicity photo of George Olsen looking to the side and holding his hands up to conduct while smiling. Olsen is wearing a black tuxedo and white...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Harry Reser

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Headshot of Harry Reser looking forward and smiling. Reser is wearing a dark suit jacket and striped tie.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Kansas City night clubs

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Montage print featuring photos of Kansas City night clubs including: Dante's Inferno, Harlem Nite Club, Wiggle Inn, Tavern, King Kong Dine &Snack...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louie Kuhn in white tux

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Headshot of Louie Kuhn looking forward and smiling. Kuhn is wearing a white tuxedo and black bowtie.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong publicity photos

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Publicity print of Louis Armstrong featuring two overlapping photos of Armstrong wearing a tuxedo. In one photo Armstrong holds a trumpet to his lips...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Prima

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Publicity photo of Louis Prima leaning forward and looking down while holding a trumpet with both hands. Prima is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Prima

Image

Publicity photo of Louis Prima looking forward and smiling while holding a trumpet in one hand. Prima is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Prima with trumpet to his mouth

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Publicity photo of Louis Prima looking to the side while playing a trumpet held in one hand. Prima is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Mitchell Ayres

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Publicity photo of Mitchell Ayres smiling and facing slightly away from camera, wearing a tuxedo jacket and bowtie.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Morton Downey

Image

Headshot of Morton Downey looking to the side and smiling. Downey is wearing a tuxedo.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Musicians' Protective Union, Local 627 Headquarters

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Musicians' Protective Union, Local 627 Headquarters, located at 1823 Highland; Kansas City, Missouri. Two unidentified African American men sit on the...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Pla-Mor Ballroom exterior

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Pla-Mor Ballroom, located at 3142 Main Street; Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Bobbie Canvin

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Headshot of Bobbie Canvin wearing a white sweater and necklace. Canvin is facing sideways and leaning backwards.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Henry Busse playing trumpet

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Publicity photo of Henry Busse turned to the side and playing trumpet while pointing it up in the air. Busse is wearing a white jacket and bowtie.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Milton Berle

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Publicity photo of Milton Berle facing forward, smiling, and wearing checkered suit with patterned tie and handkerchief.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy

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Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen wearing a tuxedo and top hat while holding a phone receiver and staring at his dummy Charlie McCarthy who is also wearing a...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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  • 1931
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Member of

  • (-) Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (22)

Types

  • photographs (22)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (22)
  • Gelatin silver prints (22)
  • Portrait photographs (17)
  • Publicity photographs (15)
  • Snapshots (7)
  • Group portraits (3)
  • Architectural photographs (2)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (22)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (10)
  • Men, White (7)
  • Conductors (Music) (6)
  • Jazz musicians, White (6)
  • Trumpet players (5)
  • Actors (3)
  • Male singers (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • African American men (2)
  • Band leaders (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Comedians (2)
  • Nightclubs (2)
  • Actresses (1)
  • African American children (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Dance halls (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Ventriloquists (1)
  • Violinists (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (4)

Subjects, People

  • Prima, Louis, 1910-1978 (3)
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (1)
  • Ayres, Mitchell, 1910-1969 (1)
  • Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978 (1)
  • Berle, Milton (1)
  • Bowlly, Al (1)
  • Busse, Henry, 1894-1955 (1)
  • Byrne, Bobby, 1918-2006 (1)
  • Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964 (1)
  • Canvin, Bobbie (1)
  • Downey, Morton, 1901-1985 (1)
  • Kuhn, Louie (1)
  • Olsen, George, 1893-1971 (1)
  • Reser, Harry (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)

Date Published

  • 1935 (22)
  • (-) 1931 (22)

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