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Beatles at a press conference in Kansas City

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A photograph from the side of the Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr) sitting at a table with microphones, with their...

Date Published
September-17-1964
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Capitol Records microphone

Image

A close-up, side view photograph of a microphone against a blank wall. The cable coming out of the receiver and running down the stand is visible.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Capitol Records microphone

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Close-up photograph of a Capitol Records microphone showing the label name. An unidentified white male violinist is standing behind the microphone...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Dexter and Capitol Records staff recording an album

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Dave Dexter and unidentified Capitol Records staff (all white men) recording a Christmas album. Dexter is seated at the bottom right, playing...

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

Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis seated in a recording studio

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Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis, unidentified white man, seated in a recording studio with two other unidentified white men and an...

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

Delta Rhythm Boys

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The Delta Rhythm Boys singing in front of a microphone. From left to right: Clinton Holland, Traverse Crawford, Harry Lewis, and Otho Gaines.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Frank Sinatra recording with the Charioteers

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Frank Sinatra standing third from left with the vocal group The Charioteers behind a CBS microphone. James Sherman is playing piano. The other...

Date Published
May-16-1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Frank Sinatra with Gloria DeHaven

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Frank Sinatra on a radio broadcast with Gloria DeHaven. Sinatra and DeHaven are standing in front of a stage curtain. She is singing into an NBC...

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Freddy Martin and Buddy DeSylva

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Freddy Martin (left) and Buddy DeSylva (right) standing next to a Blue Network microphone. Martin and DeSylva are smiling and looking at each other...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Freddy Martin with microphone

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Publicity photo of Freddy Martin sitting and holding an NBC microphone. Martin is looking up at the microphone and smiling, wearing a plaid suit.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

George Harrison

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George Harrison sitting next to a microphone and resting his head on his hand at a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
September-17-1964
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Guy Lombardo

Image

Headshot of Guy Lombardo looking forward and smiling. Lombardo is standing next to a microphone, wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jim Moran, Turhan Bey, Matt Dennis, and Dave Dexter on broadcast of "Can You Tie That"

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Jim Moran, Turhan Bey, Matt Dennis, and Dave Dexter seated at tables with microphones for a broadcast of "Can You Tie That" KLAC radio program hosted...

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

Jim Moran, Turhan Bey, Matt Dennis, and Dave Dexter on broadcast of "Can You Tie That"

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Jim Moran, Turhan Bey, Matt Dennis, and Dave Dexter seated at tables with microphones for a broadcast of "Can You Tie That" KLAC radio program hosted...

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

John Lennon and Ringo Starr in Kansas City

Image

John Lennon and Ringo Starr sitting at a table next to a microphone during a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Lennon and Starr are both...

Date Published
September-17-1964
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

John Lennon in Kansas City

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John Lennon speaking at a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Lennon is looking up and smiling.

Date Published
September-17-1964
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Paul McCartney and George Harrison

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Paul McCartney and George Harrison sitting behind microphones at a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri. McCartney is looking down while smiling...

Date Published
September-17-1964
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Perry Como singing into a microphone

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Perry Como singing into an NBC microphone with papers in hand during a recording session for Chesterfield Supper Club. An unidentified person is...

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

Perry Como singing into a microphone

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Perry Como singing into an NBC microphone with both hands raised during a recording session for Chesterfield Supper Club.

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

Perry Como singing into a microphone

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Perry Como singing into an NBC microphone during a recording session for Chesterfield Supper Club. Como is wearing a while shirt with sleeves rolled...

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

Perry Como standing in front of a microphone

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Perry Como smiling and standing in front of an Armed Forces Radio Services microphone. Como is wearing a dark suit and light tie.

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

Ringo Starr in Kansas City

Image

Ringo Starr looking forward and holding one hand to his chin during a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
September-17-1964
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette

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Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette looking over music in the studio. Ford and Bee are singing and looking forward at the...

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

Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette

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Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Dave Dexter, and Lee Gillette looking over music in the studio. Dexter is looking at Bee while talking and Bee is...

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

  • (-) Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (24)

Types

  • photographs (24)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (24)
  • Gelatin silver prints (24)
  • Snapshots (21)
  • Group portraits (13)
  • Portrait photographs (9)
  • Publicity photographs (3)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (18)
  • 1961-1970 (6)

Subjects

  • Men, White (22)
  • Jazz singers (7)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (7)
  • Jazz musicians (6)
  • Press conferences (6)
  • Rock musicians (6)
  • Jazz musicians, White (4)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (4)
  • Women, White (4)
  • Actors (3)
  • African American men (3)
  • Male singers (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • Conductors (Music) (2)
  • Radio programs (2)
  • Singers (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • Women singers (2)
  • Cellists (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Gospel singers (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Press secretaries (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Sound recordings (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • (-) Microphone (24)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (6)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Dexter, Dave (6)
  • Como, Perry, 1912-2001 (4)
  • Harrison, George, 1943-2001 (3)
  • Lennon, John, 1940-1980 (3)
  • Starr, Ringo (3)
  • Bee, Molly (2)
  • Bey, Turhan, 1922-2012 (2)
  • Dennis, Matt, 1914-2002 (2)
  • Ford, Tennessee Ernie, 1919-1991 (2)
  • Gillette, Leland James (2)
  • Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983 (2)
  • McCartney, Paul (2)
  • Moran, Jim (2)
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (2)
  • Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 (1)
  • Crawford, Traverse, 1916-1975 (1)
  • Daniels, Howard (1)
  • DeHaven, Gloria, 1925-2016 (1)
  • De Sylva, B. G. (Buddy Gard), 1896-1950 (1)
  • Gaines, Lee, 1914-1987 (1)
  • Holland, Clinton (1)
  • Jackson, Edward (Vocalist) (1)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (1)
  • Lewis, Harry, 1914-1984 (1)
  • Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977 (1)
  • Sherman, Jimmy (1)
  • Taylor, Derek, 1932-1997 (1)
  • Williams, Billy, 1910-1984 (1)
  • Williams, Ira (Vocalist) (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (16)
  • 1950 (10)
  • 1941 (6)
  • 1964-09-17 (6)
  • 1944 (1)
  • 1945-05-16 (1)

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