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"Stuff" Smith

Image

Publicity photo of "Stuff" Smith holding a violin under one arm and looking forward while smiling. Smith is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Cab Calloway smiling

Image

Headshot of Cab Calloway smiling with a wide, open mouth and looking up.

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

Image

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

Dave Dexter and Andy Kirk

Image

Dave Dexter, Andy Kirk, and an unidentified man standing together drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. Dexter is wearing a vest and looking forward...

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

Dave Dexter, Leonard Feather, Benny Carter, and Milt Gabler

Image

Left to right: Dave Dexter, wearing a pinstripe suit; jazz critic, Leonard Feather; Benny Carter, wearing a light suit and talking into a microphone...

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

Dick Wilson

Image

Publicity photo of Dick Wilson holding a saxophone in both hands while looking down and smiling. Wilson is wearing a pinstripe suit and striped tie.

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

Duke Ellington

Image

Headshot of Duke Ellington looking to the side. Ellington is wearing a dark suit and tie.

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

Duke Ellington

Image

Publicity photo of Duke Ellington looking forward and smiling while standing against a wall with hands in his pockets. Ellington is wearing a tuxedo...

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

Duke Ellington at the piano

Image

Publicity photo from the side of Duke Ellington sitting at the piano with hands on the keys. Ellington is wearing a tuxedo.

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

Earl Hines

Image

Caricature of Earl Hines's head smiling with a bowtie. Drawn by George Wachsteter.

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

Earl Hines

Image

Publicity photo for Earl Hines and his orchestra featuring photo of Hines sitting and facing forward while smiling. Hines is wearing a white suit and...

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

Earl Hines and his orchestra

Image

Publicity photo for Earl Hines and his orchestra featuring headshot of Hines looking up and smiling. Hines is wearing a white tuxedo and black bowtie.

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

Ed Heywood

Image

Publicity photo of Ed Heywood turning to the side and facing forward while smiling. Heywood is wearing a patterned suit and smiling.

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

Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra

Image

Publicity photo for Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra featuring a headshot of Henderson turning to the side and looking forward while smiling...

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

Fletcher Henderson playing piano

Image

Fletcher Henderson photographed from the side playing piano while looking up and smiling. A group of unidentified musicians stand in the background.

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

Harry Carney playing clarinet

Image

Harry Carney wearing a striped suit and patterned tie, looking down while playing clarinet next to a Blue Network microphone.

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

Horace Henderson

Image

Publicity photo of Horace Henderson sitting in front of a piano with one arm resting on the top of the piano. Henderson is facing forward with a...

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

Ivy Anderson and Leon Rene rehearsing music

Image

Ivy Anderson leaning on a piano looking at music and Leon Rene playing the piano while smiling during a rehearsal in a studio. An NBC microphone hangs...

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

Jimmie Lunceford, Alan Courtney, and Billy Eckstine

Image

Jimmie Lunceford, Alan Courtney, and Billy Eckstine sitting at a table with a microphone. Courtney is placing his fingers in his ears. Lunceford and...

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

Jimmy Harrison

Image

Jimmy Harrison sitting in front of a curtain facing forward and looking to the side. Harrison is wearing a dark jacket, patterned tie, and cap.

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

Jimmy Yancey

Image

Jimmy Yancey standing against a wooden wall, looking to the side. Yancey is wearing a light colored suit, vest, and newsboy hat.

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

John Kirby

Image

Headshot of John Kirby looking to the side with a neutral expression. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

John Kirby with double bass

Image

Publicity photo of John Kirby facing forward with a neutral expression while playing bass. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Lester Young

Image

An unidentified musician holding an alto saxophone next to Lester Young who is playing a tenor saxophone. Both men are sitting on chairs in front of a...

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

Louis Armstrong

Image

Illustration of Louis Armstrong with eyes wide open while playing trumpet. The drawing only features Armstrong's head and the trumpet mouthpiece.

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

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  • African American jazz musicians

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (41)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (41)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (40)
  • Gelatin silver prints (40)
  • Portrait photographs (37)
  • Publicity photographs (29)
  • Group portraits (15)
  • Snapshots (11)
  • Drawings (2)
  • Illustrations (1)
  • Photomechanical prints (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (42)

Subjects

  • African American men (15)
  • Jazz musicians (15)
  • Pianists (10)
  • Saxophonists (4)
  • Conductors (Music) (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Composers (2)
  • Double bass (2)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (42)

Subjects, People

  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (6)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (3)
  • Hines, Earl, 1903-1983 (3)
  • Tompkins, Eddie (3)
  • Bowles, Russell, 1907-1991 (2)
  • Carter, Benny (2)
  • Crumbley, Elmer, 1908- (2)
  • Dexter, Dave (2)
  • Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 (2)
  • Kirby, John, 1908-1952 (2)
  • Norris, Al (2)
  • Oliver, Sy (2)
  • Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (2)
  • Webster, Paul, 1909-1966 (2)
  • Allen, Moses, 1906-1983 (1)
  • Anderson, Ivie (1)
  • Bailey, Buster (1)
  • Buckner, Ted, 1913-1976 (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Carney, Harry (1)
  • Carruthers, Earl (1)
  • Courtney, Alan (1)
  • Crawford, Jimmy (1)
  • Eckstine, Billy (1)
  • Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994 (1)
  • Gabler, Milt, 1911-2001 (1)
  • Gottlieb, William P. (1)
  • Harrison, Jimmy, 1900-1931 (1)
  • Henderson, Horace (1)
  • Heywoood, Eddie, 1915-1989 (1)
  • Kirby, Andy, 1898-1992 (1)
  • Lunceford, Jimmie (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Millinder, Lucky (1)
  • René, Leon, 1902-1982 (1)
  • Smith, Stuff (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Wachsteter, George, 1911-2004 (1)
  • Wilcox, Eddie, 1907-1968 (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)
  • Wilson, Dick (1)
  • Wilson, Gerald, 1918-2014 (1)
  • Yancey, Jimmy, 1898-1951 (1)
  • Young, Lester, 1909-1959 (1)
  • Young, Trummy (1)

Date Published

  • 1940 (38)
  • 1931 (2)
  • 1939 (1)
  • (-) 1935 (42)

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