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"Pee Wee" Hunt

Image

Illustration of "Pee Wee" Hunt featuring his head and upper chest. Hunt is looking forward and smiling, wearing a tuxedo and white bowtie.

Date Published
1937
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Pee Wee" Hunt and Kenny Sargent

Image

Casa Loma Orchestra band leaders "Pee Wee" Hunt and Kenny Sargent wearing dark suits and smiling. Hunt is standing on the left wearing glasses and...

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

"Pee Wee" Hunt Casa Loma Orchestra

Image

Publicity photo for "Pee Wee" Hunt and the Casa Loma Orchestra featuring a headshot of Hunt looking forward and smiling. Hunt is wearing a pinstripe...

Date Published
1935
1936
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

"Wingy" Manone and Nappy Lamare

Image

Nappy Lamare playing guitar and "Wingy" Manone playing trumpet in a studio with microphones in the background and foreground. Lamare is looking back...

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

"Wingy" Manone's Band

Image

A group photo of "Wingy" Manone's Band in a recording studio. Seated (left to right) are Nappy Lamare, "Wingy" Manone, and Matty Matlock. Standing...

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

Abe Lyman

Image

Headshot of Abe Lyman looking to the side and smiling. Lyman is wearing a white suit jacket and tie.

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

All about the fight at the Canidrome

Image

Tamara Lewis; Jimmie Carson; Joe McCutcheon with Teddy Weatherford; newspaper clippings about the fight in the Canidrome Ballroom that resulted in...

Date Published
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Anson Weeks

Image

Publicity photo of Anson Weeks from the side. Weeks is standing with one leg raised and leaning forward while resting one hand on his knee. Weeks is...

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

Ben Pollack

Image

Headshot of Ben Pollack looking to the side and smiling. Pollack is wearing a black suit jacket and patterned tie.

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

Benny Carter with saxophone

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Carter seated at an angle and looking forward. Carter is wearing a tuxedo with bowtie and holding a saxophone in one hand on...

Date Published
November-26-1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman

Image

Publicity photo from the side of Benny Goodman playing clarinet while leaning forward. Goodman is wearing glasses and a tuxedo.

Date Published
1937
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Goodman standing, facing forward, smiling, and holding a clarinet under one arm. Goodman is wearing a checkered suit and...

Date Published
September-25-1937
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman and his orchestra with Helen Ward Featured Vocalist

Image

Publicity photo of Helen Ward and Benny Goodman facing forward and smiling. Ward is wearing a satin dress and leaning against Goodman who is wearing a...

Date Published
1936
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Goodman relaxing on sofa at the DownBeat awards event

Image

Benny Goodman relaxing on a sofa while looking up and smiling, during the 1939 Downbeat awards ceremony. Goodman is wearing glasses and a tuxedo...

Date Published
January-15-1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Benny Meroff

Image

Headshot of Benny Meroff turning forward and looking to the side while smiling. Meroff is wearing a light colored suit and dark tie.

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

Benny Meroff caricature

Image

Illustration of Benny Meroff conducting. Meroff is holding a conducting baton in one hand and pointing up with the other. The illustration is an...

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

Benny Strong

Image

Publicity photo of Benny Strong looking to the side with a neutral expression. Strong is wearing a pinstripe suit and checkered tie.

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

Bob Strong

Image

Headshot of Bob Strong looking to the side and smiling. Strong is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Bob Strong and his saxophone

Image

Publicity photo of Bob Strong resting a saxophone on one leg up on a chair. Strong is looking forward and smiling, wearing a patterned suit jacket.

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

Bob Strong with his saxophone

Image

Publicity photo of Bob Strong playing a saxophone while looking to the side. Strong is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Bobby Byrne and his orchestra

Image

Headshot of Bobby Byrne leaning forward on arms, looking to the side, and holding a baton against his shoulder. Byrne is wearing a black tuxedo with...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bobby Hackett

Image

Publicity photo from the side of Bobby Hackett playing trumpet. Hackett is wearing a suit and tie. A photo caption reads: Glen Gray and the Casa Loma...

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

Bobby Hackett

Image

Headshot of Bobby Hackett looking to the side with a neutral expression while a holding trumpet. Hackett is wearing a tuxedo and bowtie. The photo...

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

Boyce Brown playing saxophone

Image

Boyce Brown looking down while seated and playing saxophone during a performance or rehearsal. Brown is wearing a dark jacket, vest, and tie. An...

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

Boyce Brown wearing white tuxedo

Image

Boyce Brown wearing a white tuxedo and black bowtie. Brown is looking down with arms resting on a railing. In the background are pool chairs, tables...

Date Published
1937
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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  • Jazz musicians
  • 1931-1940

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (110)
  • Jay McShann Collection (11)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (6)
  • Betty Crow Collection (4)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (2)
  • Two programs from the Canidrome Ballroom (2)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (2)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (1)
  • Don Tiff Collection (1)
  • Performance photo with note on verso (1)
  • Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (131)
  • posters (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (129)
  • Gelatin silver prints (129)
  • Portrait photographs (108)
  • Publicity photographs (92)
  • Group portraits (38)
  • Snapshots (29)
  • Color photographs (4)
  • Drawings (4)
  • Lithographs (3)
  • Clippings (2)
  • Menus (2)
  • Pamphlets (2)
  • Portrait drawings (2)
  • Scrapbooks (2)
  • Theater programs (2)
  • Caricatures (1)
  • Concert posters (1)
  • Illustrations (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Promotional photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (3)
  • (-) 1931-1940 (140)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (45)
  • Men, White (43)
  • Jazz musicians, White (39)
  • African American men (35)
  • Conductors (Music) (32)
  • Saxophonists (24)
  • Trumpet players (24)
  • Pianists (14)
  • Band leaders (12)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (10)
  • Clarinetists (9)
  • Double bassists (8)
  • Musical instruments (6)
  • Big bands (5)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (5)
  • Trombonists (5)
  • Violinists (5)
  • Jazz singers (4)
  • Piano (4)
  • African American women entertainers (3)
  • Award presentations (3)
  • Composers (3)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Trumpet (3)
  • African American band directors (2)
  • African American women (2)
  • Ballrooms (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Drum set (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Keyboard players (2)
  • Male singers (2)
  • Menus (2)
  • Photographs (2)
  • Travelers (2)
  • Women jazz musicians (2)
  • Actors (1)
  • African American fraternal organizations (1)
  • African American women composers (1)
  • Arrangers (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Beggars (1)
  • Bottles (1)
  • Bow ties (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Celebrities (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Fezzes (1)
  • Fireplaces--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Guitar players (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Men's clothing (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Motion picture actors and actresses (1)
  • Older women (1)
  • Portraits (1)
  • Portraits, American (1)
  • Portraits, Group (1)
  • Postcards (1)
  • Rickshaws (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trucks (1)
  • Women's clothing (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • Women pianists (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • (-) Jazz musicians (140)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Shanghai (China) (5)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)
  • Aberdeen (S.D.) (1)
  • Alexandria (Minn.) (1)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)
  • China (1)
  • Hawaii (1)
  • Honolulu (Hawaii) (1)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (8)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (7)
  • Dexter, Dave (5)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (5)
  • Spanier, Muggsy, 1906-1967 (5)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (4)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (4)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (4)
  • Clayton, Derb (4)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (4)
  • Ramey, Gene (4)
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (3)
  • Brown, Walter, -1956 (3)
  • Gray, Glen, 1906-1963 (3)
  • Hunt, Pee Wee (3)
  • King, Wayne, 1901-1985 (3)
  • Lunceford, Jimmie (3)
  • Mabane, Bob (3)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (3)
  • Prima, Louis, 1910-1978 (3)
  • Sargent, Kenny (3)
  • Strong, Bob, 1902-1976 (3)
  • Weatherford, Teddy, 1903-1945 (3)
  • Brown, Boyce, 1910-1959 (2)
  • Brown, Joe E. (Joe Evan), 1892-1973 (2)
  • Busse, Henry, 1894-1955 (2)
  • Carter, Benny (2)
  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Gould, Bud (2)
  • Hackett, Bobby (2)
  • Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 (2)
  • Hines, Earl, 1903-1983 (2)
  • Kirby, John, 1908-1952 (2)
  • Manone, Wingy (2)
  • Meroff, Benny, 1901-1973 (2)
  • Millinder, Lucky (2)
  • Minor, Orville (2)
  • Pease, Sharon (2)
  • Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964 (2)
  • Warren, Earle (2)
  • Weems, Ted (2)
  • Williams, Griff, -1958 (2)
  • Ayres, Mitchell, 1910-1969 (1)
  • Bailey, Buster (1)
  • Baird, Taswell (1)
  • Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959 (1)
  • Berigan, Bunny, 1908-1942 (1)
  • Brown, Les, 1912-2001 (1)
  • Bruce, Harold (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Brunis, George, 1900-1974 (1)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (1)
  • Byrne, Bobby, 1918-2006 (1)
  • Carson, Jimmie (Jazz musician) (1)
  • Chapman, Dick (Musician) (1)
  • Coleman, Joe (Musician) (1)
  • Crawford, Jimmy (1)
  • De Lange, Eddie (1)
  • Dodds, Baby, 1898-1959 (1)
  • Edison, Harry, 1915-1999 (1)
  • Elman, Ziggy (1)
  • Fergenson, Harold (1)
  • Flynn, Ed (1)
  • Forrest, Helen (1)
  • Foster, Pops, 1892-1969 (1)
  • Garber, Jan (1)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Harris, Phil, 1904-1995 (1)
  • Hart, Gordon (1)
  • Hayes, Thamon (1)
  • Haymer, Herbie (1)
  • Heidt, Horace, 1901-1986 (1)
  • Hudson, Dean, 1913-1991 (1)
  • Hudson, Will (1)
  • Jackson, John (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Johnson, Murl (1)
  • Jones, Jonah, 1909-2000 (1)
  • King, Henry (Conductor) (1)
  • Kuhn, Louie (1)
  • Lamare, Nappy (1)
  • Lee, Julia, 1902-1958 (1)
  • Lemonond, Earl (1)
  • Lewis, Tamara (Entertainer) (1)
  • Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977 (1)
  • Lovett, Baby (1)
  • Lyman, Abe, 1897-1957 (1)
  • Mares, Paul, 1900-1949 (1)
  • Marsala, Joe, 1907-1978 (1)
  • Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983 (1)
  • Martin, Tony, 1913-2012 (1)
  • McCutcheon, Joe (1)
  • Miranda, Carmen, 1909-1955 (1)
  • Nelson, Skip (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1895-1944 (1)
  • Norris, Al (1)
  • Olsen, George, 1893-1971 (1)
  • Page, Walter (1)
  • Pollack, Ben (1)
  • Reser, Harry (1)
  • Rose, Mizen (1)
  • Savitt, Jan (1)
  • Sheffield, Leslie, 1910- (1)
  • Sherock, Shorty, 1915-1980 (1)
  • Shroff, Dale (1)
  • Smith, Willie, 1910-1967 (1)
  • Stacy, Jess, 1904-1995 (1)
  • Stone, Eddie (Singer) (1)
  • Strong, Benny, 1911- (1)
  • Swanson, Bob (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Tiff, Don, 1910-1998 (1)
  • Tompkins, Eddie (1)
  • Tompkins, Tommy Red (1)
  • Tough, Dave (1)
  • Trumbauer, Frank (1)
  • Wachsteter, George, 1911-2004 (1)
  • Ward, Helen, 1916-1998 (1)
  • Waring, Fred, 1900-1984 (1)
  • Washington, Jack, 1910-1964 (1)
  • Weeks, Anson, 1896-1969 (1)
  • Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 (1)
  • Williams, Honey Boy (1)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (1)
  • Wilson, Gerald, 1918-2014 (1)
  • Young, Trummy (1)

Events

  • Strand Theatre (New York, N.Y.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1935 (77)
  • 1940 (74)
  • 1937 (15)
  • 1931 (14)
  • 1936 (8)
  • 1939 (6)
  • 1938 (4)
  • 1995 (4)
  • 2000 (4)
  • 1934 (3)
  • 1940-01-15 (3)
  • 1934-07-02 (2)
  • 1939-08 (2)
  • 1940-11-30 (2)
  • 1940-12-02 (2)
  • 1932 (1)
  • 1934-07-08 (1)
  • 1937-09-25 (1)
  • 1938-11 (1)
  • 1940-02 (1)
  • 1940-11-26 (1)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1945 (1)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1950 (1)

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