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Canidrome Ballroom with Mort Ruby pointed out

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Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen performing as people dance at the Canidrome Ballroom. Mort Ruby with an arrow is written on the picture...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Cookinghams dance at the American Royal Ball

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Harriette in gown and L. Perry Cookingham in tuxedo dancing at American Royal Ball.

Date Published
1941
1959
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Unidentified woman and man dancing

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An unidentified white woman in vest topped dress and unidentified white man in Spanish styled outfit dancing

Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection
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  • Gelatin silver prints
  • Ballroom dancing

Member of

  • Baron Missakian Collection (1)
  • L. Perry Cookingham Collection (1)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (3)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (3)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Group portraits (1)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (3)

Time Periods

  • 1921-1930 (1)
  • 1931-1940 (1)
  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • Dancers (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • Ballrooms (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • City managers (1)
  • Dance costume (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Ballroom dancing (3)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Shanghai (China) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Cookingham, Harriette W. (1)
  • Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992 (1)
  • Ruby, Mort (1)

Date Published

  • 1934 (2)
  • 1921 (1)
  • 1937 (1)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1959 (1)

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