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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

Publicity photo of Hoagy Carmichael

Image

Angled headshot of Hoagy Carmichael looking forward and wearing a pinstripe suit.

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

Publicity photo of Hoagy Carmichael

Image

Headshot of Hoagy Carmichael in a 3/4 turn facing camera. Carmichael is wearing a pinstripe suit.

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

Publicity photo of Jack Bregmans

Image

Headshot of Jack Bregmans wearing a suit, leaning forward, and to the side while looking up at the camera.

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

Publicity photo of Jay McShann

Image

Publicity shot of Jay McShann wearing a striped suit and tie; body turned to the left and leaning forward with head turned to face the camera; smiling...

Date Published
1935
1939
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Publicity photo of Leon Belasco

Image

Headshot of Leon Belasco turned slightly away from camera and wearing a light suit and dark tie.

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

Publicity photo of Marie Bryant

Image

Publicity photo of Marie Bryant facing forward and looing to the side. Bryant is standing on a pedestal and wearing a dance outfit featuring a bikini...

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

Publicity photo of Milton Berle

Image

Publicity photo of Milton Berle facing forward, smiling, and wearing checkered suit with patterned tie and handkerchief.

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

Publicity photo of Sammy Burke

Image

Headshot of Sammy Burke turned to the side and facing forward. Burk is wearing a pinstripe jacket and tie.

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

Publicity photo of The Blue Reys

Image

Publicity photo of The Blue Reys, featuring Ralph Hall, Jimmy Joyce, Blossom Dearie, and Tom Kenny, leaning forward, turned to the side, and smiling...

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

Ray Hendricks Vocalist featured with Ben Bernie and his orchestra

Image

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

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

Red Callender playing bass

Image

Angled photograph of Red Callender looking up while playing bass on a stage with other unidentified players. Callender is wearing a dark suit.

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

Richard Shanahan, Sensational Drummer featured with Les Brown and his Orchestra

Image

Publicity photo of Richard Shanahan playing a drum set. Shanahan is looking to the side and smiling with drumsticks in both hands. Shanahan is wearing...

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

Russ Morgan

Image

Russ Morgan standing in front of an NBC microphone, turning to the side and looking forward with a neutral expression. Morgan is holding a conducting...

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

Skip Nelson

Image

Headshot of Skip Nelson for Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. Nelson is looking to the side with a neutral expression, wearing a patterned suit...

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

Sonja Henie

Image

Publicity photo of Sonja Henie facing forward and wearing a skating costume with fur collars and ice skates. Henie is holding her dress in both hands.

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

Sonja Henie holding a bouquet of flowers

Image

Sonja Henie looking to the side and smiling. Henie is wearing a fur jacket and holding a bouquet of flowers while preparing to board an airplane at...

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

T.H. Holder's Orchestra

Image

T.H. Holder's Orchestra posing for a group photo. All the musicians are standing and facing forward, wearing black tuxedos with a sash. All the...

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

Ten young women outside an unidentified school

Image

Ten young women standing on the steps outside an unidentified school. The women are wearing dresses and some are wearing jackets. They are all smiling...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Tex Beneke and his orchestra

Image

Headshot of Tex Beneke looking slightly away from camera, smiling and wearing a dark suit and tie.

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

Tommy "Red" Tompkins and his orchestra

Image

Publicity photo of Tommy "Red" Tompkins and his orchestra featuring all musicians sitting in a hall with their instruments and looking at Tompkins...

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

Unidentified group of men huddled around a radio-phonograph

Image

Unidentified group of men huddled around a Victor Electrola RE-45 radio-phonograph.

Date Published
1929
1935
Member of
Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection

Unidentified man playing piano

Image

An unidentified man looking up and smiling while playing piano. Writing on photo labels man as "fair-haired boy."

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

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy

Image

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen wearing a tuxedo and top hat while holding a phone receiver and staring at his dummy Charlie McCarthy who is also wearing a...

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

Virginia Maxey

Image

Headshot of Virginia Maxey in a 3/4 turn facing forward and smiling. Maxey is wearing a shoulder-less studded dress.

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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