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Glenn Miller, Dave Dexter, and Tex Beneke

Image

Glenn Miller and Dave Dexter presenting a Downbeat award to Tex Beneke at a ceremony in New York. Miller is standing on the left, holding two plaques...

Date Published
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tex Beneke and Buddy Basch with a group of young men and women

Image

Tex Beneke and Buddy Basch standing in the center of a classroom smiling and surrounded by a group of seated young men and women identified as youth...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tex Beneke and Cliff Poole

Image

Tex Beneke and Cliff Poole standing in front of a white wall. They are wearing suits and smiling at each other. They are also holding cigarettes in...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

Tex Beneke and his orchestra

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Headshot of Tex Beneke looking slightly away from camera, smiling and wearing a dark suit and tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tex Beneke and Jig Adams

Image

Tex Beneke and Jig Adams standing in front of a white wall. They are wearing suits and smiling while holding lighters to light each others' cigarettes...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

Tex Beneke celebrating 31st birthday

Image

Lillian Lane and the Crew Chiefs sing "Happy Birthday" to Tex Beneke (second from left), backed by members of the Glenn Miller band; Karen Lyon, wife...

Date Published
February-12-1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tex Beneke celebrating 31st birthday

Image

Unidentified assistant theater manager, theater manager Harry Greenman, Tex Beneke, holding a piece of cake, Mrs. Sandra Beneke, Paul Regan, and...

Date Published
February-12-1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tex Beneke looking over music

Image

Tex Beneke holding music and looking it over with an unidentified saxophonist two other unidentified musicians are also seated with instruments.

Date Published
March-01-1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tex Beneke playing saxophone

Image

Tex Beneke standing at an angle to camera, wearing a light suit and tie while playing saxophone on stage. An unidentified drummer playing in the...

Date Published
1975
1980
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tex Beneke with Lillian Lane and the Crew Chiefs

Image

Tex Beneke looking down at music and raising his hand to conduct a vocal performance on radio with Lillian Lane and the Crew Chiefs who are standing...

Date Published
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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  • Gelatin silver prints
  • Beneke, Tex

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (8)
  • Mclean Family Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (8)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (10)
  • Portrait photographs (10)
  • Group portraits (8)
  • Snapshots (5)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (10)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (8)
  • 1931-1940 (1)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • Conductors (Music) (7)
  • Saxophonists (7)
  • Singers (3)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • New York (N.Y.) (3)

Subjects, People

  • Lane, Lillian (2)
  • Adams, Jig (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944 (1)
  • Poole, Cliff (1)
  • (-) Beneke, Tex (10)

Date Published

  • 1950 (3)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1945 (2)
  • 1945-02-12 (2)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1946-03-01 (1)
  • 1975 (1)
  • 1980 (1)

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