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Capitol Records album "New American Jazz"

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The cover of a 78-rpm record album set released by Capitol Records called "New American Jazz." The cover features a silhouette of five musicians and...

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

Capitol Records microphone

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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

Damon Transcribing Facilities on the job

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Crowd gathered around representatives of Damon Transcription Laboratory, who are doing a live remote recording from Union Station, Kansas City.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon 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

Fine broadcasting studios available for your recordings

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Recording/broadcasting studio with piano and microphone at Damon Transcribing Facilities.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Record lathe in use

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An unidentified man looking into a viewing scope of a record lathe, creating a microgroove vinyl record.

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

Record pressing equipment

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Record pressing equipment.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Record rack holding six Capitol 78-rpm records

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Record rack holding six Capitol 78-rpm records. The front record is the "Eager Beaver" album from Stan Kenton and his orchestra.

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

Transcription Laboratory of Damon Sound Service

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Unidentified man operating record cutting lathe in the Transcription Laboratory of Damon Sound Service.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon and unidentified man operating record cutting lathes

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Vic Damon (left, holding stopwatch) and unidentified man operating record cutting lathes.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon holding a 16" instantaneous-cut disc

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Vic Damon holding a 16" instantaneous-cut disc and standing next to record cutting lathes at Damon Recording Studios.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon operating equipment

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Vic Damon operating equipment at Damon Recording Studios.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection

Vic Damon operating record cutting lathe

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Vic Damon operating record cutting lathe.

Date Published
1941
1956
Member of
Vic Damon Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies
  • 1941-1950

Member of

  • Vic Damon Collection (8)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (7)

Types

  • photographs (15)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (15)
  • Gelatin silver prints (15)
  • Portrait photographs (7)
  • Snapshots (7)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Publicity photographs (3)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (8)
  • (-) 1941-1950 (15)

Subjects

  • Sound engineers (6)
  • Microphone (4)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Sound recordings (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (15)

Subjects, People

  • Damon, Victor L., 1901-1974 (4)
  • Dexter, Dave (2)
  • Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 (1)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (13)
  • 1956 (8)
  • 1945 (7)
  • 1950 (2)

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