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7 Foot Politic

Image

Seven Foot Politic, a swing and ska band comprised of four white men, pose holding their instruments as they look, unsmiling, at the camera.. Printed...

Date Published
1995
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

8 1/2 Souvenirs

Image

8 1/2 Souvenirs, an American swing band comprised of one white woman and four white men, stand outside under on possibly the porch of a shack with...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

8 1/2 Souvenirs

Image

A photocopy of a photograph of 8 1/2 Souvenirs, a swing band comprised of one white woman and four white men, performing on the stage of the Viper...

Date Published
1998
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

8 1/2 Souvenirs

Image

8 1/2 Souvenirs, a Swing band comprised of one white woman and four white men, stand outside under a corrugated roof on possibly the porch of a shack...

Date Published
1995
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

8 1/2 Souvenirs

Image

8 1/2 Souvenirs, a Swing band comprised of one white woman and four white men, stand in a group and sneer at the camera. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

ACME Swing Co.

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Six men, five of them white, one Asian American (likely), of the ACME Swing Co. stand on a sidewalk in front of a wall painted with "ACME Beer." The...

Date Published
2000
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

ACME Swing Co.

Image

Seven men, six of them white and one Asian American, stand on railroad tracks below an overpass wearing dark colored short-sleeved shirts that button...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billie Holiday commemorative plaque at the Swing Street Dedication

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Buck Clayton holding an plaque commemorating Billie Holiday, with Billy Taylor standing beside him behind the microphone on the stage at the Swing...

Date Published
June-24-1979
June-28-1979
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with fans at the Swing Street Dedication

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Buck Clayton, wearing glasses, looking surprised, with smiling unidentified fans likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York.

Date Published
June-24-1979
June-28-1979
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Kenny Clarke, and John Lewis at the Swing Street Dedication

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Buck Clayton with his arm around the shoulder of Kenny Clarke beside John Lewis, outdoors, likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York. A group of...

Date Published
June-24-1979
June-28-1979
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Dedication of Swing Street

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Billy Taylor, Buck Clayton standing on a stage and an unidentified group of people standing behind microphones at the dedication of the block between...

Date Published
June-24-1979
June-28-1979
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

John Lewis and Buck Clayton at the Swing Street Dedication

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Buck Clayton with John Lewis outdoors, greeting a fan, likely at the Swing Street Dedication, New York, with an unidentified group of people behind...

Date Published
June-24-1979
June-28-1979
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Rocket 88

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Rocket 88, possibly a swing band, comprised of seven white men, are all wearing business suits with their instruments and mugging for the camera. The...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Royal Crown Revue

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Royal Crown Revue, a swing band comprised of seven white men, stand in a group together wearing zoot suits. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Swing'n Axes

Image

The Swing'n Axes, a swing band from Columbia, Missouri, of four white men, one Asian American man, and two white women, stand together and smile...

Date Published
1998
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Swing'n Axes

Image

The Swing'n Axes, a swing band from Columbia, Missouri, of four white men, one Asian American man, and two white women, stand together and smile...

Date Published
1998
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Three Cent Stomp

Image

Three Cent Stomp, a swing band comprised of eight white men and four white women, stand on the side of a road by a broken down vintage car with...

Date Published
1996
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Three Cent Stomp

Image

Three Cent Stomp, a swing band comprised of nine white men and four white women, sit at round tables with tablecloths in a restaurant and drink, eat...

Date Published
1996
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
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  • Group portraits
  • Swing (Music)

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (13)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (5)

Types

  • photographs (18)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (16)
  • Gelatin silver prints (14)
  • Publicity photographs (13)
  • Portrait photographs (5)
  • Photocopies (3)
  • Color photographs (2)
  • (-) Group portraits (18)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (11)
  • 2001-2010 (5)

Subjects

  • Bands (Music) (13)
  • Men, White (13)
  • Musicians (8)
  • Women, White (8)
  • African American jazz musicians (5)
  • Jazz musicians (5)
  • Trumpet players (5)
  • Asian American men (4)
  • Pianists (4)
  • African American men (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Railroad tracks (1)
  • Ska (Music) (1)
  • Vintage clothing (1)
  • (-) Swing (Music) (18)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (5)
  • Lewis, John, 1920-2001 (2)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (2)
  • Clarke, Kenny, 1914-1985 (1)
  • Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 (1)

Events

  • Swing Street Dedication (1979 : New York, N.Y.) (5)

Date Published

  • 1979-06-24 (5)
  • 1979-06-28 (5)
  • 2000 (5)
  • 1998 (4)
  • 2004 (4)
  • 1995 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 1996 (2)
  • 1991 (1)

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