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Clark Cookingham sitting on chair with dog

Image

Clark Cookingham in straw hat and overalls sitting on chair with dog outside.

Date Published
1925
1935
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Clark Cookingham standing in front of gate holding shovel

Image

Clark Cookingham in knitted cap and dark coat standing in front of gate holding shovel.

Date Published
1925
1935
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Clark Cookingham standing on sidewalk in front of porch

Image

Clark Cookingham wearing suit and bowtie and Knickerbockers standing on sidewalk in front of porch.

Date Published
1925
1935
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham 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

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

Connee Boswell

Image

Headshot of Connee Boswell looking up and to the side while tilting her head.

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

Connee Boswell

Image

Headshot of Connee Boswell in floral dress. Boswell is leaning forward, smiling, and looking to the side.

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

Count Basie and his orchestra

Image

Count Basie and his orchestra performing on stage. Basie is standing in front of musicians conducting. Orchestra musicians are seated at music shells...

Date Published
1935
1940
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

Image

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

Dale Shroff with Louie Kuhn's Orchestra

Image

Headshot of Dale Shroff looking forward and smiling. Shroff is wearing a white tuxedo and black bowtie.

Date Published
1935
1940
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 and Bil Burton at the beach

Image

Bil Burton seated in a sun chair on the beach with Dave Dexter leaning forward on the right. Burton and Dexter are at the beach with an unidentified...

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

Dave Dexter and Bil Burton on a sun chair

Image

Dave Dexter leaning back with eyes closed wearing a t-shirt and shorts. Dexter is laying back on Bil Burton who is seated on a sun chair and wearing...

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

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

Dave Tough

Image

Publicity photo of Dave Tough looking up and to the side while smiling. Tough is holding drumsticks over a snare drum and is wearing a black suit...

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

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

Doris Marie

Image

Headshot of Doris Marie wearing a ruffled dress and veil.

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

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Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (157)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (6)
  • Baron Missakian Collection (4)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (3)
  • Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection (3)
  • Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection (2)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (2)
  • Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection (2)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (1)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Mclean Family Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (178)
  • posters (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (178)
  • Gelatin silver prints (178)
  • Portrait photographs (162)
  • Publicity photographs (132)
  • Group portraits (41)
  • Snapshots (35)
  • Drawings (3)
  • Architectural photographs (2)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)
  • Caricatures (1)
  • Concert posters (1)
  • Illustrations (1)
  • Lithographs (1)
  • Photomechanical prints (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Reproductions (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (175)
  • 1921-1930 (11)
  • 1941-1950 (5)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (81)
  • African American jazz musicians (42)
  • Men, White (37)
  • Conductors (Music) (31)
  • Jazz musicians, White (25)
  • African American men (18)
  • Trumpet players (17)
  • Saxophonists (16)
  • Pianists (14)
  • Band leaders (9)
  • Male singers (8)
  • Women jazz singers (8)
  • Composers (7)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (7)
  • Actresses (6)
  • Jazz singers (6)
  • Violinists (6)
  • Women, White (6)
  • Actors (5)
  • Clarinetists (5)
  • Trombonists (5)
  • Musicians (4)
  • Piano (4)
  • Boys (3)
  • Comedians (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Women singers (3)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Children (2)
  • Children, White (2)
  • Country musicians (2)
  • Double bass (2)
  • Entertainers (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Musical groups (2)
  • Nightclubs (2)
  • Radio programs, Musical (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Theaters (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Women figure skaters (2)
  • Academic costume (1)
  • Advertising--Motion pictures (1)
  • African American children (1)
  • African American singers (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • City managers (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Dance halls (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Families (1)
  • Fire departments--Uniforms (1)
  • Fire engines (1)
  • Fire fighters (1)
  • Fire stations (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Greek letter societies (1)
  • Lobbies (Rooms) (1)
  • Marionettes (1)
  • Marquees (1)
  • McCarthy, Charlie (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Opera (1)
  • Pets (1)
  • Phonograph (1)
  • Shovels (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Ventriloquism (1)
  • Ventriloquists (1)
  • Ventriloquists' dummies (1)
  • Women dancers (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)

Subjects, Geographic

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

Subjects, People

  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (6)
  • Dexter, Dave (5)
  • Cookingham, Clark G. (4)
  • Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981 (3)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (3)
  • Hines, Earl, 1903-1983 (3)
  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (3)
  • King, Wayne, 1901-1985 (3)
  • Prima, Louis, 1910-1978 (3)
  • Spanier, Muggsy, 1906-1967 (3)
  • Strong, Bob, 1902-1976 (3)
  • Tompkins, Eddie (3)
  • Boswell, Connie, 1907-1976 (2)
  • Bowles, Russell, 1907-1991 (2)
  • Busse, Henry, 1894-1955 (2)
  • Carter, Benny (2)
  • Crumbley, Elmer, 1908- (2)
  • Gray, Glen, 1906-1963 (2)
  • Hackett, Bobby (2)
  • Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 (2)
  • Henie, Sonja, 1912-1969 (2)
  • Hunt, Pee Wee (2)
  • Kirby, John, 1908-1952 (2)
  • Manone, Wingy (2)
  • Masters, Frankie (2)
  • Meroff, Benny, 1901-1973 (2)
  • Millinder, Lucky (2)
  • Norris, Al (2)
  • Oliver, Sy (2)
  • Reichman, Joe, 1898-1970 (2)
  • Sargent, Kenny (2)
  • Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (2)
  • Ward, Helen, 1916-1998 (2)
  • Webster, Paul, 1909-1966 (2)
  • Allen, Moses, 1906-1983 (1)
  • Anderson, Ivie (1)
  • Ayres, Mitchell, 1910-1969 (1)
  • Bailey, Buster (1)
  • Bartlow, Howard W., 1892- (1)
  • Belasco, Leon, 1902-1988 (1)
  • Beneke, Tex (1)
  • Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978 (1)
  • Berle, Milton (1)
  • Bowlly, Al (1)
  • Bregmans, Jack (1)
  • Brown, Boyce, 1910-1959 (1)
  • Brown, Les, 1912-2001 (1)
  • Brunis, George, 1900-1974 (1)
  • Bryant, Marie (1)
  • Buckner, Ted, 1913-1976 (1)
  • Bull, Frank (1)
  • Burke, Sammy (1)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (1)
  • Byrne, Bobby, 1918-2006 (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964 (1)
  • Canvin, Bobbie (1)
  • Carney, Harry (1)
  • Carruthers, Earl (1)
  • Coleman, Joe (Musician) (1)
  • Como, Perry, 1912-2001 (1)
  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (1)
  • Courtney, Alan (1)
  • Crawford, Jimmy (1)
  • De Lange, Eddie (1)
  • Downey, Morton, 1901-1985 (1)
  • Draper, Freda (1)
  • Eckstine, Billy (1)
  • Elman, Ziggy (1)
  • Erickson, Julius (1)
  • Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994 (1)
  • Gabler, Milt, 1911-2001 (1)
  • Garber, Jan (1)
  • Garris, John, 1911-1949 (1)
  • Gottlieb, William P. (1)
  • Gray, Maxine (1)
  • Hamilton, Spike, 1901-1957 (1)
  • Harris, Phil, 1904-1995 (1)
  • Harrison, Jimmy, 1900-1931 (1)
  • Henderson, Horace (1)
  • Hendricks, Ray (1)
  • Heywoood, Eddie, 1915-1989 (1)
  • Howard, Eugene (1)
  • Howard, Willie, 1886-1949 (1)
  • Hudson, Dean, 1913-1991 (1)
  • Hudson, Will (1)
  • King, Henry (Conductor) (1)
  • Kirby, Andy, 1898-1992 (1)
  • Kuhn, Louie (1)
  • Lamare, Nappy (1)
  • Langford, Frances (1)
  • Leff, Mark (1)
  • Lunceford, Jimmie (1)
  • Lyman, Abe, 1897-1957 (1)
  • Lynch, Theodora (1)
  • Manning, Helen (1)
  • Mares, Paul, 1900-1949 (1)
  • Marlow, Mary (Singer) (1)
  • Marsala, Joe, 1907-1978 (1)
  • Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983 (1)
  • Maxey, Virginia (1)
  • McLean, Martha (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Merman, Ethel (1)
  • Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941 (1)
  • Morgan, Russ, 1904-1969 (1)
  • Morros, Richard B. (1)
  • Morton, Alfred H. (1)
  • Nelson, Skip (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1895-1944 (1)
  • Olsen, George, 1893-1971 (1)
  • Pollack, Ben (1)
  • René, Leon, 1902-1982 (1)
  • René, Otis, 1898-1970 (1)
  • Reser, Harry (1)
  • Sanders, Joe, 1896-1965 (1)
  • Savitt, Jan (1)
  • Shanahan, Richard (1)
  • Shroff, Dale (1)
  • Simms, Ginny (1)
  • Smith, Stuff (1)
  • Stone, Eddie (Singer) (1)
  • Strong, Benny, 1911- (1)
  • Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964 (1)
  • Terrell, Pha, 1910-1945 (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Tompkins, Tommy Red (1)
  • Tough, Dave (1)
  • Trumbauer, Frank (1)
  • Wachsteter, George, 1911-2004 (1)
  • Washington, Jack, 1910-1964 (1)
  • Weeks, Anson, 1896-1969 (1)
  • Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 (1)
  • Wilcox, Eddie, 1907-1968 (1)
  • Wiley, Lee (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 (134)
  • 1931 (26)
  • 1925 (4)
  • 1929 (2)
  • 1939 (2)
  • 1923 (1)
  • 1936 (1)
  • 1942 (1)
  • (-) 1935 (182)

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