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Hal Melia in the Battle of the Saxes

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Hal Melia closes his eyes, bends slightly forward, and blows into a tenor saxophone at the Battle of the Saxes in the Grand Emporium.

Date Published
August-17-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at UKC Convocation

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Three unidentified white male saxophonists of the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing behind music stands for the 1946 University of Kansas City...

Date Published
March-01-1946
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection
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  • Saxophone
  • Kansas City (Mo.)

Member of

  • Evie Quarles Collection (1)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (2)

Genres

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

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Jazz musicians, White (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Big bands (1)
  • (-) Saxophone (2)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) Kansas City (Mo.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Melia, Hal (1)

Events

  • Battle of the Saxes (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 1946-03-01 (1)
  • 2000-08-17 (1)

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