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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Dean Hudson

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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

Freddy Martin conducting

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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

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

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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

Louie Kuhn in white tux

Image

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 Prima with trumpet to his mouth

Image

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

Image

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

Paul Mares

Image

Headshot of Paul Mares looking to the side and smiling. Mares is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Publicity photo of Billy Butterfield

Image

Headshot of Billy Butterfield turned slightly to the side and looking up. Butterfeild is wearing a tweed jacket and bowtie.

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

Publicity photo of Henry Busse playing trumpet

Image

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

Wayne King

Image

Publicity photo of Wayne King looking forward and smiling with arms folded. King is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Wingy Manone "The New Orleans Swing King"

Image

Publicity photo of "Wingy" Manone holding a trumpet in one hand and pointing up with his other hand. Manone is standing against a wooden wall, smiling...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
  • Clear selected
  • 1935
  • Jazz musicians, White

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (25)

Types

  • photographs (24)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (24)
  • Gelatin silver prints (24)
  • Publicity photographs (24)
  • Portrait photographs (23)
  • Caricatures (1)
  • Drawings (1)
  • Group portraits (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (25)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (25)
  • Men, White (25)
  • Band leaders (9)
  • Conductors (Music) (9)
  • Trumpet players (6)
  • Saxophonists (5)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • (-) Jazz musicians, White (25)

Subjects, People

  • Strong, Bob, 1902-1976 (3)
  • Busse, Henry, 1894-1955 (2)
  • Gray, Glen, 1906-1963 (2)
  • Meroff, Benny, 1901-1973 (2)
  • Ayres, Mitchell, 1910-1969 (1)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (1)
  • Byrne, Bobby, 1918-2006 (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)
  • Pollack, Ben (1)
  • Prima, Louis, 1910-1978 (1)
  • Reser, Harry (1)
  • Stone, Eddie (Singer) (1)
  • Strong, Benny, 1911- (1)

Date Published

  • 1940 (19)
  • 1931 (6)
  • (-) 1935 (25)

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