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Ace Nite Club

Image

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

Crowd lined up to see "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre

Image

Crowd lined up to see the film "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1935
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre

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Crowd lined up to see the film "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1935
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Dave Dexter and Maxine Gray

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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

Jimmy Keith's Swingtet

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Concert poster advertising Jimmy Keith's Swingtet featuring Joe Coleman, "singing discovery of the year!"

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Brian Thurn 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

Musicians' Protective Union, Local 627 Headquarters

Image

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

Image

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

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

Pla-Mor Instructors, season 1935-1936

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Unidentified group of instructors; caption reads: Pla-Mor Instructors, season 1935-1936.

Date Published
1935
Member of
Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection
  • Clear selected
  • 1935
  • Kansas City (Mo.)

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (5)
  • Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection (2)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (1)
  • Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (8)
  • posters (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (8)
  • Gelatin silver prints (8)
  • Snapshots (7)
  • Architectural photographs (2)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Concert posters (1)
  • Lithographs (1)
  • Portrait photographs (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (9)

Subjects

  • Buildings (2)
  • Nightclubs (2)
  • Theaters (2)
  • Advertising--Motion pictures (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Dance halls (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Lobbies (Rooms) (1)
  • Marquees (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 12th Street (2)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)
  • (-) Kansas City (Mo.) (9)

Subjects, People

  • Coleman, Joe (Musician) (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Gray, Maxine (1)

Date Published

  • 1931 (4)
  • 1940 (2)
  • (-) 1935 (9)

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