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Abe Lyman

Image

Headshot of Abe Lyman looking to the side and smiling. Lyman is wearing a white suit jacket and tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ben Pollack

Image

Headshot of Ben Pollack looking to the side and smiling. Pollack is wearing a black suit jacket and patterned tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Meroff

Image

Headshot of Benny Meroff turning forward and looking to the side while smiling. Meroff is wearing a light colored suit and dark tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Meroff caricature

Image

Illustration of Benny Meroff conducting. Meroff is holding a conducting baton in one hand and pointing up with the other. The illustration is an...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Strong

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Strong looking to the side with a neutral expression. Strong is wearing a pinstripe suit and checkered tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Strong

Image

Headshot of Bob Strong looking to the side and smiling. Strong is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Strong and his saxophone

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Publicity photo of Bob Strong resting a saxophone on one leg up on a chair. Strong is looking forward and smiling, wearing a patterned suit jacket.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bob Strong with his saxophone

Image

Publicity photo of Bob Strong playing a saxophone while looking to the side. Strong is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bobby Byrne and his orchestra

Image

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

Clark Cookingham wearing fireman's helmet sitting in fire engine with man in uniform.

Image

Clark Cookingham wearing fireman's helmet sitting in fire engine with an unidentified white man in uniform.

Date Published
1925
1935
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Dave Dexter and Maxine Gray

Image

Dave Dexter speaking with Maxine Gray in Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri. Dexter is holding a pencil and pad of paper and turned toward Gray...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dean Hudson

Image

Publicity photo for Dean Hudson (that is, Marion Brown) and his orchestra featuring headshot of Hudson looking to the side and smiling. He is wearing...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Eddie Stone

Image

Headshot of Eddie Stone looking forward and smiling. Stone is wearing a tweed suit jacket and patterned bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Frankie Masters

Image

Publicity photo of Frankie Masters sitting and holding a conducting baton with both hands. Masters is looking to the side and smiling, wearing a...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Frankie Masters

Image

Headshot of Frankie Masters looking to the side and smiling. Masters is wearing a light colored tuxedo and black bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Freddy Martin conducting

Image

Publicity photo of Freddy Martin standing against a wall with arms stretching out in a conducting gesture. Martin is wearing a black tuxedo and white...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

George Hamilton Director of the Veloz-Yolanda Orchestra

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Publicity photo of George Hamilton, Director of the Veloz-Yolanda Orchestra, seated and facing forward while smiling. Hamilton is wearing a black...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Glen Gray

Image

Publicity photo of Glen Gray, leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra, turned to the side and facing forward while smiling. Gray is wearing a pinstripe suit...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra

Image

Glen Gray and his Casa Loma Orchestra performing on stage. The orchestra is arranged in a semi-circle on stage with ruffled curtains behind them and...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Harry Reser

Image

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

Henry Busse

Image

Headshot of Henry Busse turned to the side, facing forward, and smiling. Busse is wearing a white jacket and tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Henry King

Image

Headshot of Henry King looking forward and to the side while smiling. King is wearing a black tuxedo and white bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Hoagy Carmichael playing piano

Image

Photograph from behind of Hoagy Carmichael playing piano with his head turned to the side.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Howard W. Bartlow

Image

Howard W. Bartlow in hat, three piece suit and bowtie.

Date Published
1935
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Julius Erickson

Image

Julius Erickson in three piece suit and glasses.

Date Published
1935
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

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Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (34)
  • Baron Missakian Collection (2)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (36)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (36)
  • Gelatin silver prints (36)
  • Portrait photographs (32)
  • Publicity photographs (32)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • Caricatures (1)
  • Drawings (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (36)
  • 1921-1930 (3)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (26)
  • Jazz musicians, White (25)
  • Conductors (Music) (15)
  • Band leaders (9)
  • Saxophonists (6)
  • Trumpet players (6)
  • Composers (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Male singers (3)
  • Clarinetists (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • Actors (1)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Fire departments--Uniforms (1)
  • Fire engines (1)
  • Fire fighters (1)
  • Fire stations (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) Men, White (37)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981 (3)
  • Strong, Bob, 1902-1976 (3)
  • Busse, Henry, 1894-1955 (2)
  • Gray, Glen, 1906-1963 (2)
  • Masters, Frankie (2)
  • Meroff, Benny, 1901-1973 (2)
  • Ayres, Mitchell, 1910-1969 (1)
  • Bailey, Buster (1)
  • Bartlow, Howard W., 1892- (1)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (1)
  • Byrne, Bobby, 1918-2006 (1)
  • Cookingham, Clark G. (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Downey, Morton, 1901-1985 (1)
  • Erickson, Julius (1)
  • Gray, Maxine (1)
  • Hamilton, Spike, 1901-1957 (1)
  • Hudson, Dean, 1913-1991 (1)
  • King, Henry (Conductor) (1)
  • King, Wayne, 1901-1985 (1)
  • Kuhn, Louie (1)
  • Lyman, Abe, 1897-1957 (1)
  • Manone, Wingy (1)
  • Mares, Paul, 1900-1949 (1)
  • Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983 (1)
  • Millinder, Lucky (1)
  • Pollack, Ben (1)
  • Prima, Louis, 1910-1978 (1)
  • Reser, Harry (1)
  • Stone, Eddie (Singer) (1)
  • Strong, Benny, 1911- (1)

Date Published

  • 1940 (27)
  • 1931 (7)
  • 1925 (1)
  • (-) 1935 (37)

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