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Anita O'Day

Image

Anita O'Day singing into a microphone in a studio. O'Day is holding her hands up with fingers pointed out while looking to the side. O'Day is wearing...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Billy Burton, Helen O'Connell, and Dave Dexter

Image

Billy Burton, Helen O'Connell, and Dave Dexter sitting at a table, looking to the side. Burton is leaning forward and wearing a dark suit and tie. O...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Carol Stewart

Image

Angled publicity photo of Carol Stewart looking to the side and smiling. Steward is wearing a dark suit jacket with a heart-shaped brooch.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Connie Haines on a beach chair

Image

Connie Haines leaning back on a wicker chair facing forward and smiling. Haines is wearing a bathing suit with a bow tie.

Date Published
1941
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dee Keating Featured with Ray Anthony and his orchestra

Image

Publicity photo of Dee Keating sitting and crossing her arms while looking to the side with a neutral expression. Keating is wearing a striped dress...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dee Keating Featured with Ray Anthony and his orchestra

Image

Publicity photo of Dee Keating sitting and leaning back on her arms while looking forward with a neutral expression. Keating is wearing a striped...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dinah Shore

Image

Publicity photo of Dinah Shore sitting and in a 3/4 turn facing to the side while smiling. Shore is wearing a white blouse with embroidered sequins.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Edythe Wright

Image

Publicity photo of Edythe Wright leaning against a wall with her head tilted to the side and smiling. Wright is standing next to a CBS microphone and...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ella Mae Morse

Image

Publicity photo of Ella Mae Morse leaning forward and smiling. Morse is folding her arms and is wearing a white blouse with collar pattern.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ella Mae Morse

Image

Headshot of Ella Mae Morse looking forward and smiling. Morse is wearing a dark colored blouse, a heart-shaped pendant, and a bow in her hair.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ella Mae Morse singing

Image

Angled photo of Ella Mae Morse singing into a microphone. Morse is holding her hands out to her sides and is looking forward. Morse is wearing a white...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ella Mae Morse sleeping

Image

Ella Mae Morse sleeping on a couch, using a large coat as a blanket. Morse is resting her feet on a coffee table covered with music and an ashtray.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Fay McKenzie

Image

Fay McKenzie singing loudly into a microphone during a broadcast of "Command Performance." McKenzie is closing her eyes with her moth wide open...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Frances Langford

Image

Frances Langford sitting at a dressing room table and holding a hair dryer while looking into a mirror. Langford is wearing a dark vest over a light...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Frances Langford

Image

Publicity photo of Frances Langford looking to the side and up while smiling. Langford is wearing a hairpiece with pearls.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Georgia Gibbs

Image

Angled headshot of Georgia Gibbs smiling and looking forward. Gibbs is wearing a jacket with an open collar and large brooch.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Georgia Gibbs wearing dress with butterfly brooch

Image

Georgia Gibbs is the lovely singer heard with mirth-makers Garry Moore and Jimmy Durante Friday nights over Columbia network on the "Moore-Durante...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Glenn Miller and Marion Hutton

Image

Glenn Miller and Marion Hutton standing at a podium with music. Miller is holding a cigarette and looking at Hutton while smiling. Hutton is looking...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Hildegarde

Image

Publicity photo of Hildegarde [Hildegarde Loretta Sell] sitting in a cushioned chair, smiling, and holding her head in her hand. Hildegarde is wearing...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ilene Woods

Image

Publicity photo of Ilene Woods standing next to an ABC microphone and looking forward while singing. Woods is wearing a black dress with shoulder...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jeri Sullavan

Image

Publicity photo of Jeri Sullavan looking forward and smiling. Sullavan is wearing a light colored dress.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jeri Sullavan

Image

Jeri Sullavan holding a CBS microphone in one hand and looking to the side with a slight smile. Sullavan is wearing a light colored blouse.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Joan Edwards

Image

Publicity photo of Joan Edwards turned to the side and looking forward. Edwards is wearing a white dress with a single strap over one shoulder.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Linda Keene

Image

Angled headshot of Linda Keene looking up and to the side with a neutral expression. Keene is wearing a white shirt with a horse-shaped pin on her...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Linda Keene

Image

Publicity photo of Linda Keene looking up and to the side. Keene is wearing a coat and fur muff over her hands.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (36)

Types

  • photographs (36)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (36)
  • Gelatin silver prints (36)
  • Portrait photographs (35)
  • Publicity photographs (27)
  • Snapshots (9)
  • Group portraits (5)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (36)

Subjects

  • Actresses (9)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Composers (2)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • (-) Women jazz singers (36)

Subjects, People

  • Morse, Ella Mae (4)
  • Keene, Linda (3)
  • Gibbs, Georgia, 1919-2006 (2)
  • Keating, Dee (2)
  • Langford, Frances (2)
  • Sullavan, Jeri, 1924- (2)
  • Calvin, Rosemary (1)
  • Cary, Dick, 1916-1994 (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Edwards, Joan, 1919-1981 (1)
  • Green, Jackie (Trombone player) (1)
  • Haines, Connie, 1921-2008 (1)
  • Harrison, Charles (Tenor) (1)
  • Hildegarde, 1906-2005 (1)
  • Hutton, Marion (1)
  • Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 (1)
  • Lewis, Monica (1)
  • McKenzie, Fay (1)
  • Mears, Martha, 1910-1986 (1)
  • Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944 (1)
  • O'Connell, Helen (1)
  • O'Connor, Pat (Vocalist) (1)
  • O'Day, Anita (1)
  • Reed, Nancy (1)
  • Rice, Marcia (1)
  • Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994 (1)
  • Stevens, Lynn (1)
  • Stewart, Carol (Vocalist) (1)
  • Venuti, Joe (1)
  • Wood, Margie (1)
  • Woods, Ilene (1)
  • Wright, Edythe (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (33)
  • 1950 (2)
  • (-) 1941 (36)

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