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125th St in Harlem, New York

Image

125th Street in Harlem; Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

18th Street and the Paseo in the 1940s

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Street's hotel and environs, 18th and Paseo; Kansas City, Missouri, with people walking on the sidewalks and cars parked along the street.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Advertising a Basie performance

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A sign at an unidentified venue advertising a performance of the Count Basie Orchestra with Pearl Bailey.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Aerial shot of Chin Lee

Image

Aerial shot of Chin Lee's.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Apollo Theater marquee

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Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring Sy Oliver's band in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Apollo Theater marquee

Image

Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring the Mills Brothers and the Andy Kirk Band in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Apollo Theater marquee

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Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring Arnett Cobb's' band and Sid Catlet's band in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Apollo Theater marquee

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Apollo Theatre marquee advertising a performance featuring Billy Eckstine, Jimmie Lunceford's Band and Eddie Wilcox in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Crowd outside a theater

Image

Nighttime shot of an unidentified theater marquee, likely in New York, advertising a performance of Carmen Cavallaro and his Orchestra along with Bing...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Earl Carrow Theatre building

Image

The Earl Carrow Theatre building in Los Angeles, California.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

East side of Children's Mercy Hospital

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View of the east side of Children's Mercy Hospital at 520 Woodland. Sidewalk and trees seen in the foreground.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

In front of the Hotel Statler

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Unidentified white man and woman posing for a photo outside the Hotel Statler. She's holding a bouquet of flowers and both are wearing jackets. Cars...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

Jack Dempsey's bar

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Exterior shot of Jack Dempsey's Broadway Bar at night.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Night shot outside of Small's Paradise

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Exterior nighttime shot of Small's Paradise in Harlem, New York City.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

On the street with Cliff Jackson and his dogs

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Cliff Jackson on the sidewalk with two dogs and an unidentified group of people, all wearing overcoats and fedoras.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside Joe Louis' bar

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Outside shot of Joe Louis' Bar in New York; pedestrians and a few cars seen in front.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside Madison Square Garden

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Exterior daytime shot of the entrance to Madison Square Garden in New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside of Small's Paradise

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Sepia toned exterior shot of Small's Paradise.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside of the Capitol in Harlem

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Exterior shot of The Capitol jazz club with signs advertising an upcoming performance of Dizzy Gillespie, billed as America's Greatest Trumpet Star.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Baby Grand

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Exterior shot of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Baby Grand

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Exterior shot of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York with three photos displayed of current acts performing.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Baby Grand

Image

Exterior shot of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Baby Grand

Image

Sepia-toned exterior photo of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Colonial Tavern in Toronto

Image

Exterior shot of the Colonial Tavern in Toronto, Canada, with marquee advertising a performance of Buck Clayton and his Count Basie All Stars and...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Hotel Theresa

Image

Exterior nighttime shot of the Hotel Theresa in Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

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  • Cityscape photographs

Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (29)
  • Ed Dix Collection (2)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (2)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (1)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (36)

Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (36)
  • Snapshots (34)
  • Black & white photographs (33)
  • Architectural photographs (26)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Color photographs (3)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Aerial photographs (1)
  • Reproductions (1)
  • (-) Cityscape photographs (36)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (7)

Subjects

  • Buildings (29)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (21)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (16)
  • Streets (15)
  • Marquees (6)
  • Signs and signboards (5)
  • Automobiles (4)
  • Pedestrians (4)
  • Women, White (4)
  • Hotels (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • African American men (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Aerial views (1)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Bank buildings (1)
  • Bunting (Cloth) (1)
  • Cities and towns (1)
  • City and town life (1)
  • Coffee shops (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Fur garments (1)
  • Hospital buildings (1)
  • Hydrants (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Neon signs (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Police (1)
  • Sidewalks (1)
  • Storefronts (1)
  • Street life (1)
  • Theaters (1)
  • Trees (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) (15)
  • New York (N.Y.) (5)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)
  • 18th and Vine District (1)
  • 18th Street (1)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)
  • Malmédy (Belgium) (1)
  • Paseo Boulevard (1)
  • Toronto (Ont.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Bailey, Pearl (1)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Brown, Olive, 1922-1981 (1)
  • Calett, Sid, 1910-1951 (1)
  • Cavallaro, Carmen, 1913-1989 (1)
  • Cobb, Arnett, 1918-1989 (1)
  • Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 (1)
  • Durrett, Warren (1)
  • Eckstine, Billy (1)
  • Garrison, Arv (1)
  • Garry, Vivien (1)
  • Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Jackson, Cliff, 1902-1970 (1)
  • Kaye, Teddy (1)
  • Kirk, Andy, 1898-1992 (1)
  • Lunceford, Jimmie (1)
  • Oliver, Sy (1)
  • Wilcox, Eddie, 1907-1968 (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (36)
  • (-) 1950 (36)

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