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Dorothy Morris and Beverly "Bugnose" Simmons

Image

Dorothy Morris and Beverly "Bugnose" Simmons holding hands and standing against a tree in costume for the film "Little Miss Big." Both are wearing a...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dr. Perry being honored with a plaque

Image

Dr. John Edward Perry, wearing a long jacket and pinstripe pants stands with his right side to the photographer on the left side of the photograph on...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Drummer and bassist

Image

An unidentified African American male bass player and white male drummer performing on stage in New York.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Duke Ellington and Dave Dexter

Image

Dave Dexter and Duke Ellington sitting at a table with KLAC microphones before a broadcast of "Can You Tie That." Dexter is leaning forward and...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Edmond O'Brien

Image

Publicity photo of Edmond O'Brien holding onto a ladder and looking forward while smiling in a promotional photo for the film "The Killers." O'Brien...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Eleanor Parker

Image

Headshot of Eleanor Parker in promotion of film "Of Human Bondage." Parker is looking to the side in a 3/4 turn and smiling. Parker is wearing a...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ella Mae Morse, Johnny Mercer, and Lina Romay

Image

Left to right: Ella Mae Morse, Johnny Mercer, and Lina Romay, stand with arms wrapped around each other in front of a floral curtain. Mercer is...

Date Published
1945
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Elsa Maxwell at reception

Image

Members of the Yakama tribe who appeared in the Technicolor film “Canyon Passage” holding a reception for Elsa Maxwell and others, presenting her with...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Erroll Garner playing piano

Image

Grunting and groaning like copulating goats in the fields, Erroll Garner enchants his audiences with his Satanic smile and lagging but swinging beat...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Erroll Garner playing piano

Image

Erroll Garner in 1946, when he was playing his first engagement in Hollywood. The smiling Pittsburgh pianist performed nightly at the Suzy-Q night...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

First Family Entrains for Canada

Image

Harry S. Truman standing with Bess Truman and Margaret Truman on the balcony of a train car in Washington, D.C., during Truman's Presidential train...

Date Published
1946
1950
Member of
Richard W. Bolling Collection

Frank Sinatra

Image

Frank Sinatra speaking with an unidentified man. Sinatra is holding his chin with one hand and closing his eyes. Sinatra is wearing a pinstripe suit.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Gene Norman, Dave Dexter, John Hammond, and Count Basie

Image

Gene Norman, Dave Dexter, and John Hammond standing behind a piano and leaning forward. Count Basie is seated at the piano facing outward and smiling.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

General Wainwright in convertible

Image

General Wainwright in dress uniform, L. Perry Cookingham in American Legion hat, and unidentified people sitting in a convertible sedan.

Date Published
1946
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

General Wainwright riding in backseat of car with Cookingham

Image

General Wainwright in dress uniform, L. Perry Cookingham in American Legion hat, and unidentified man sitting in backseat of a convertible sedan.

Date Published
1946
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Haden Family portrait

Image

The Haden Family portrait. Left to right: James Lowell, Mary Elizabeth, Carl Sr., Kenny Thomas, Mary Jane, Sharon Kay, Carl Jr., Charlie. Handwritten...

Date Published
1946
1947
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Hal Otis

Image

Harold Otvos [Hal Otis] looking forward and holding his violin and bow with both hands while smiling. Otvos is wearing a light colored suit and black...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Harry James with birthday cake

Image

Harry James blowing out candles on a birthday cake for his 30th birthday. James is leaning over the cake with Betty Grable directly behind him...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Harry S. Truman Presidential train tour to Ottawa

Image

Harry S. Truman standing with Bess Truman and Margaret Truman on the balcony of a train car in Washington, D.C., during Truman's Presidential train...

Date Published
1946
1950
Member of
Richard W. Bolling Collection

Harry S. Truman Presidential train tour to Ottawa

Image

Harry S. Truman standing with Bess Truman and Margaret Truman for a photo during Truman's Presidential train tour to Ottawa. All three are smiling and...

Date Published
1946
1950
Member of
Richard W. Bolling Collection

Harry Warren and Count Basie

Image

Harry Warren leaning forward and looking up at Count Basie while holding a cigar. Basie is holding papers and hearing a pinstripe suit. Both are...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Helen Humes sings

Image

Shot from off stage of Helen Humes singing with Trummy Young, trombone, Buck Clayton, trumpet and unidentified bassist in New York.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

HWC in her new Chevy convertible

Image

Harriette W. Cookingham, William Kemp, Bill Allen, and L. Perry Cookingham sitting in a Convertible Chevy DeLuxe in a show room.

Date Published
1946
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

HWC trying out new car

Image

Harriette W. Cookingham behind wheel of Chevy DeLuxe with L. Perry Cookingham outside leaning on the door.

Date Published
1946
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Illinois Jacquet

Image

Illinois Jacquet on stage with sunglasses playing saxophone with an unidentified bass player in New York.

Date Published
1946
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

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Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (96)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (27)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (9)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (5)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (5)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (4)
  • Richard W. Bolling Collection (3)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (2)
  • Ed Dix Collection (2)
  • Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection (2)
  • Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection (1)
  • Lucile Bluford Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (156)
  • Graphics (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (150)
  • Gelatin silver prints (150)
  • Portrait photographs (108)
  • Group portraits (83)
  • Snapshots (82)
  • Publicity photographs (50)
  • Film stills (8)
  • Drawings (6)
  • Architectural photographs (2)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)
  • Animation cells (1)
  • Chromogenic print (1)
  • Color photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (130)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (48)
  • African American jazz musicians (39)
  • Actresses (30)
  • Men, White (20)
  • Actors (19)
  • Trumpet players (18)
  • Jazz musicians, White (16)
  • African American men (14)
  • Pianists (14)
  • Saxophonists (12)
  • Trombonists (11)
  • Women, White (11)
  • Double bassists (10)
  • Women jazz singers (9)
  • African American women (8)
  • City managers (7)
  • Clarinetists (7)
  • Jazz singers (7)
  • Women singers (7)
  • Animated films (6)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (6)
  • Automobiles (5)
  • Composers (5)
  • Conductors (Music) (5)
  • Armed Forces--Officers (4)
  • Comedians (4)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Politicians (3)
  • African American women dancers (2)
  • African American women singers (2)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Dinners and dining (2)
  • Male singers (2)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Radio broadcasters (2)
  • Advertising--Motion pictures (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bathing suits (1)
  • Bouquets (1)
  • Boxers (Sports) (1)
  • Boxing (1)
  • Child actors (1)
  • Coats (1)
  • Country musicians (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Ethnic costume (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Jazz ensembles (1)
  • Lyricists (1)
  • Marquees (1)
  • Mayors (1)
  • Models (Persons) (1)
  • Motion picture actors and actresses (1)
  • Motion picture producers and directors (1)
  • Municipal government (1)
  • Musical groups (1)
  • Music critics (1)
  • Music in the army (1)
  • Native American men (1)
  • Physicians (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Racism in popular culture (1)
  • Radio programs, Musical (1)
  • Radio talk show hosts (1)
  • Restaurants (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Sound recordings (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • Teenage boys, White (1)
  • Theaters (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Women country musicians (1)
  • Yakama Indians (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • New York (N.Y.) (4)
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (3)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (3)
  • Washington (D.C.) (3)
  • Estes Park (Colo.) (2)
  • 12th Street (1)
  • Camp Shanks (N.Y.) (1)
  • Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (1)
  • Grand Avenue (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (10)
  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (7)
  • Young, Trummy (7)
  • Daley, Cass (6)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (6)
  • Dexter, Dave (5)
  • Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975 (5)
  • Rubenstein, Artur, 1887-1982 (4)
  • Scharf, Walter, 1910-2003 (4)
  • Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994 (4)
  • Taylor, Myra (4)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (3)
  • Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959 (3)
  • Butler, Jack, 1909- (3)
  • Christy, June, 1925-1990 (3)
  • Cookingham, Harriette W. (3)
  • Costello, Lou (3)
  • Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989 (3)
  • Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990 (3)
  • Hawkins, Coleman (3)
  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (3)
  • Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (3)
  • McLeod, Catherine, 1921-1997 (3)
  • Mezzrow, Mezz, 1899-1972 (3)
  • Stewart, Rex, 1907-1967 (3)
  • Truman, Bess Wallace (3)
  • Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 (3)
  • Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008 (3)
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (2)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (2)
  • Clayton, Patricia (2)
  • Dane, Patricia, 1919-1995 (2)
  • De Carlo, Yvonne (2)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (2)
  • Dorn, Philip, 1905-1975 (2)
  • Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (2)
  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Duryea, Dan, 1907-1968 (2)
  • Garner, Erroll (2)
  • Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (2)
  • Hammond, John, 1910-1987 (2)
  • Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 (2)
  • Kemp, William E. (William Ewing), 1889-1968 (2)
  • Kersey, Kenny, 1916-1983 (2)
  • Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 (2)
  • Norman, Gene (2)
  • Russell, Andy, 1919-1992 (2)
  • Ryan, Peggy, 1924-2004 (2)
  • Simmons, Beverly, 1938- (2)
  • Stafford, Jo (2)
  • Starr, Kay (2)
  • Tally, Jo Ann (2)
  • Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953 (2)
  • Williams, Cootie (2)
  • Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993 (1)
  • Alphin, Patricia, 1926- (1)
  • Babb, Dorothy, 1927-1998 (1)
  • Barefield, Eddie, 1909-1991 (1)
  • Barker, Jess (1)
  • Barker, Jim, 1921- (1)
  • Barton, Eileen (1)
  • Bennett, Joan, 1910-1990 (1)
  • Bluford, Lucile H. (1)
  • Blyth, Ann, 1928- (1)
  • Buckner, Milt (1)
  • Bunn, Jimmy (1)
  • Burke, Sonny, 1914-1980 (1)
  • Burnette, Smiley, 1911-1967 (1)
  • Charlie, Job (1)
  • Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 (1)
  • Como, Perry, 1912-2001 (1)
  • Cookingham, Clark G. (1)
  • Coy, Johnny (1)
  • Davis, Ilus W., 1917-1996 (1)
  • De Paris, Wilbur (1)
  • Dexter, Pat (1)
  • Durgom, George (1)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (1)
  • Flynn, Ed (1)
  • Gay, Ruth Anne (1)
  • Grable, Betty, 1916-1973 (1)
  • Greene, Angela, 1920-1978 (1)
  • Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959 (1)
  • Hart, Maurice, 1909-1978 (1)
  • Herman, Woody, 1913-1987 (1)
  • Howard, Curly Joe, 1910-1993 (1)
  • Humes, Helen (1)
  • Jackson, Cliff, 1902-1970 (1)
  • James, Harry, 1916-1983 (1)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (1)
  • Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000 (1)
  • Jordan, Orchid, 1910-1995 (1)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Kay, Beatrice (1)
  • Kyser, Kay (1)
  • Lamare, Nappy (1)
  • Lear, Ben, 1979-1966 (1)
  • Looney, Jim (Yakama tribe member) (1)
  • Lyons, Jimmy (1)
  • Maxwell, Elsa (1)
  • McCormick, Hugh (Ventriloquist) (1)
  • McHargue, Rosy, 1902-1999 (1)
  • Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976 (1)
  • Morris, Dorothy, 1922-2011 (1)
  • Morse, Ella Mae (1)
  • Morton, Benny (1)
  • Norell, Della (1)
  • O'Brien, Edmond, 1915-1985 (1)
  • Otis, Hal (1)
  • Parker, Eleanor, 1922-2013 (1)
  • Perry, John Edward, 1870-1962 (1)
  • Rando, Doc (1)
  • Redmond, Joseph K., 1913-1996 (1)
  • Reuss, Allan (1)
  • Riggs, Tommy (1)
  • Romay, Lina (1)
  • Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951 (1)
  • Rushton, Joe (1)
  • San Juan, Olga, 1927-2009 (1)
  • Seaman, Lila (1)
  • Shaffer, Lloyd (1)
  • Shawlee, Joan (1)
  • Simms, Ginny (1)
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (1)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (1)
  • Small, Mary (Vocalist) (1)
  • Stegmeyer, Bill, 1916-1968 (1)
  • Sullivan, Joe, 1906-1971 (1)
  • Thompson, Henry (Yakama tribe member) (1)
  • Turner, Jim (Yakama tribe member) (1)
  • Ulanov, Barry (1)
  • Vickers, Martha, 1925-1971 (1)
  • Vincent, June (1)
  • Walker, Helen, 1921-1968 (1)
  • Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968 (1)
  • Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 (1)
  • Whiting, Margaret (1)
  • Wilber, Bob (1)
  • Willard, Bill (1)
  • Yallup, Thomas (1)
  • Yallup, William (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (6)
  • 1949 (5)
  • 1950 (4)
  • 1941 (3)
  • 1943 (2)
  • 1947 (2)
  • 1942 (1)
  • (-) 1946 (157)

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