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Eddie Barefield at the Famous Door

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Eddie Barefield standing under the awning of the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Freddie Green

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Close up photograph of Freddie Green with head stock of guitar covering part of his face.

Date Published
1938
1958
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Herschel Evans and Freddie Green

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Herschel Evans holding a saxophone while leaning down to grab music on a stand. Freddie Green holds a guitar in the background while looking forward...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Horace Heidt

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Publicity photo for Horace Heidt and his orchestra featuring Heidt facing forward and smiling with his hands resting on his hips. Heidt is wearing a...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

HWC and "Cindy"

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Harriette cooking in umbrella print dress and high heels sitting on director's chair with her Scottish terrier Cindy and binoculars at Houghton Lake...

Date Published
1938
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Jewell Winsell

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Jewell Winsell in dark dress and necklace.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Karl Detzer talking to LPC in Saginaw

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Karl Detzer reporter for Readers Digest sitting besides L. Perry Cookingham with pencil in hand looking at papers.

Date Published
1938
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

LPC & "Cindy"

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L. Perry Cookingham in bucket hat, striped button up, slacks, and canvas boots sitting in director's chair with binoculars and newspaper sitting on...

Date Published
1938
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Mary Lou Williams

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Publicity photo of Mary Lou Williams sitting at a piano and looking forward while smiling. Williams is wearing a dark colored dress with a large leaf...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Dana Suesse

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Publicity photo of Dana Suesse.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Robert Bast, first intern in Saginaw

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Office scene with man on left standing, leaning on desk identified as Robert Bast. L. Perry Cookingham and Irma Boelter sit behind desk looking at...

Date Published
1938
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Showing off the car

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An unidentified African American man stands on the driver's side of possibly a Ford convertible and reaches his right arm over to rest his hand on the...

Date Published
1938
1941
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Showing off the car

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An unidentified African American woman stands with her hands resting on the passenger side window of possibly a Ford convertible parked on the street...

Date Published
1938
1941
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Ted Weems

Image

Headshot of Ted Weems looking up and smiling. Weekms is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ted Weems with baton

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Ted Weems standing next to a microphone and holding both arms up to conduct. Weems is looking to the side and smiling while holding a conducting baton...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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  • 1938
  • Portrait photographs

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (5)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (4)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (2)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)
  • Baron Missakian Collection (1)
  • Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (15)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (15)
  • Gelatin silver prints (15)
  • Publicity photographs (5)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Group portraits (1)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (15)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (13)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (5)
  • African American jazz musicians (3)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • African American men (2)
  • Automobiles, Convertible (2)
  • Band leaders (2)
  • City managers (2)
  • Dogs (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Pets (2)
  • Scottish terrier (2)
  • Vacations (2)
  • Women pianists (2)
  • African American jazz singers (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Awnings (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Conductors (Music) (1)
  • Jewelry (1)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Women (1)
  • Women composers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Houghton Lake (Mich.) (2)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (3)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (2)
  • Weems, Ted (2)
  • Barefield, Eddie, 1909-1991 (1)
  • Cookingham, Harriette W. (1)
  • Detzer, Karl, 1891-1987 (1)
  • Evans, Herschel (1)
  • Heidt, Horace, 1901-1986 (1)
  • Suesse, Dana, 1909-1987 (1)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (1)
  • Winsell, Jewell (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (2)
  • 1958 (1)
  • (-) 1938 (15)

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