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Alice and Vic Damon, Sondra and Jon Steele, Lou and Betty (Peterson) Blasco, seated with Cash Box awards

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Alice and Vic Damon (recording engineer), Sondra and Jon Steele (performers), Lou and Betty (Peterson) Blasco (publisher and lyricist), sitting around...

Date Published
1948
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Audio equipment in PA room at Municipal Auditorium

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PA room at Municipal Auditorium, depicting work desk, equipment racks, and record cutting lathes.

Date Published
1939
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Damon and unidentified man driving "Sound Bug" in Kansas City parade

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Vic Damon (right) and unidentified man driving the "Sound Bug," a novelty car with sound system advertising Damon Recording Studios; street scene...

Date Published
1952
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Damon Transcribing Facilities on the job

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Crowd gathered around representatives of Damon Transcription Laboratory, who are doing a live remote recording from Union Station, Kansas City.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Ed Roche operating a reel-to-reel recorder

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Ed Roche operating a reel-to-reel recorder manufactured by the Stancil-Hoffman Company in Hollywood.

Date Published
1953
1955
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Ed Roche standing with recording/broadcasting equipment

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Ed Roche standing with recording/broadcasting equipment.

Date Published
1967
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Fine broadcasting studios available for your recordings

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Recording/broadcasting studio with piano and microphone at Damon Transcribing Facilities.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

New Bennie Moten Orchestra outside the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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The New Bennie Moten Orchestra, outside the Mutual Musicians Foundation, 1823 Highland, Kansas City.

Date Published
1990
2000
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Record cutting lathe at Municipal Auditorium

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Close-up of record cutting lathe in the PA room at Municipal Auditorium.

Date Published
1939
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Record cutting lathes in PA room at Municipal Auditorium

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PA room at Municipal Auditorium, showing record cutting lathes.

Date Published
1939
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Record pressing equipment

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Record pressing equipment.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

The Steeles and Vic Damon, listening to hit record "My Happiness"

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Sondra Steele, Vic Damon, Jon Steele; listening to the Steeles' hit record "My Happiness," recorded and released by Damon Recording Studios.

Date Published
1948
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Transcription Laboratory of Damon Sound Service

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Unidentified man operating record cutting lathe in the Transcription Laboratory of Damon Sound Service.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon and unidentified man operating record cutting lathes

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Vic Damon (left, holding stopwatch) and unidentified man operating record cutting lathes.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon holding a 16" instantaneous-cut disc

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Vic Damon holding a 16" instantaneous-cut disc and standing next to record cutting lathes at Damon Recording Studios.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon operating equipment

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Vic Damon operating equipment at Damon Recording Studios.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon operating record cutting lathe

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Vic Damon operating record cutting lathe.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection
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  • (-) Vic Damon Collection (17)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (17)
  • Portrait photographs (12)
  • Group portraits (6)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (17)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (10)
  • 1951-1960 (10)
  • 1931-1940 (3)
  • 1961-1970 (1)
  • 1981-1990 (1)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (13)
  • Sound engineers (8)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Parades (1)
  • Popular music--Awards (1)

Subjects, People

  • Damon, Victor L., 1901-1974 (7)
  • Roche, Ed (2)
  • Steele, Jon (2)
  • Steele, Sondra (2)
  • Blasco, Lou (1)
  • Damon, Alice (1)
  • Peterson, Betty, 1918-2006 (1)

Date Published

  • 1956 (9)
  • 1941 (8)
  • 1939 (3)
  • 1948 (2)
  • 1952 (1)
  • 1953 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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