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Ben Webster and Benny Morton at the Famous Door

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Ben Webster speaking with Benny Morton outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City with the street, including passing car and pedestrian...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Ben Webster and Benny Morton at the Famous Door

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Ben Webster speaking with Benny Morton outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Ben Webster and Benny Morton on 52nd Street

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Ben Webster speaking with Benny Morton outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City with the street, including pedestrian behind them.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, and another man on 52nd Street

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Ben Webster joking around with Eddie Barefield and an unidentified African American man holding a beer and cigarette outside the Famous Door on 52nd...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton outside the Famous Door

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Buck Clayton standing with an unidentified man under the awning of the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with his band

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Buck Clayton standing with members of his band at the Cotton Club in Culver City, California (left to right): (Kid Lips Hackett, Teddy Buckner, Arcima...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck, Ben, and Benny at the Famous Door

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Ben Webster speaking with Benny Morton and Buck Clayton under the awning of the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Derb's dancing group

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The Broomfield and Greely Revue at Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club; Culver City, California. Side 2 of 2-sided photo-album panel.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

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

Frank Sebastians "New Cotton Club" Band

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Fats Waller, Frank Sebastian, and Les Hite with members of the Les Hite Band; Culver City, California. Side 1 of 2-sided photo-album panel.

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

Gathering outside the Famous Door and Club Nocturne

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Buck Clayton, Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, and an unidentified man in suspenders standing outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

In front of Johnny's Tavern

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Buck Clayton standing with Eddie Barefield, Benny Morton and two unidentified musicians in front of an awning reading Johnny's Tavern.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

On 52nd Street in New York

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Buck Clayton with Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield and an unidentified musician outside the Famous Door on 52nd St. with street seen behind them.

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Famous Door

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Buck Clayton, Ben Webster, Eddie Barefield, Benny Morton and an unidentified man standing outside the Famous Door on 52nd Street in New York City; the...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Paramount

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Evening shot of the neon signs of the Paramount Theatre marquee in Times Square advertising performances by Count Basie & Band, Sister Tharpe and a...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Paramount

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Evening shot of the neon signs of the Paramount Theatre marquee in Times Square advertising performances by Count Basie & Band, Buck & Bubbles, Sister...

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

  • (-) Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (17)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (17)
  • Gelatin silver prints (17)
  • Group portraits (13)
  • Snapshots (13)
  • Cityscape photographs (9)
  • Architectural photographs (2)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (15)
  • Jazz musicians (14)
  • African American men (8)
  • Streets (8)
  • Awnings (5)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (5)
  • Big bands (3)
  • Pedestrians (3)
  • Marquees (2)
  • Motion picture theaters (2)
  • Theaters (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Band leaders (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Men, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Culver City (Calif.) (3)
  • New York (N.Y.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Webster, Ben, 1909-1973 (8)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (7)
  • Barefield, Eddie, 1909-1991 (6)
  • Morton, Benny (6)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (2)
  • Bradna, Olympe, 1920-2012 (2)
  • Carlisle, Mary, 1912- (2)
  • Milland, Ray (2)
  • Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973 (2)
  • Beal, Eddie, 1910-1984 (1)
  • Bucker, Teddy, 1909-1994 (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Evans, Herschel (1)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Hite, Les, 1903-1962 (1)
  • Meyers, Bumps, 1912-1968 (1)
  • Roberts, Caughey (1)
  • Sebastian, Frank (1)
  • Waller, Fats, 1904-1943 (1)

Date Published

  • 1958 (1)
  • (-) 1938 (17)

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