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Dana Suesse seated at a piano with George Gershwin and Paul Whiteman

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Dana Suesse seated at a piano flanked by George Gershwin (left) and Paul Whiteman (right) in New York.

Date Published
October-1932
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Luzi Korngold, and Henry Blanke

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold dining with his wife, Luzi Korngold, and American film producer and director, Henry Blanke, in the Green Room at Warner...

Date Published
September-01-1936
September-30-1936
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Fletcher Henderson "America's Greatest Arranger"

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Publicity photo for Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra featuring Henderson facing forward and smiling. Henderson is wearing a white tuxedo and black...

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

Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra

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Publicity photo for Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra featuring a headshot of Henderson turning to the side and looking forward while smiling...

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

Fletcher Henderson playing piano

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Fletcher Henderson photographed from the side playing piano while looking up and smiling. A group of unidentified musicians stand in the background.

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

Fletcher Henderson playing piano

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A side photograph of Fletcher Henderson looking down while playing the piano. Henderson is wearing a light colored suit and black tie.

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

Hoagy Carmichael playing piano

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Photograph from behind of Hoagy Carmichael playing piano with his head turned to the side.

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

Hudson DeLange Orchestra

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Publicity photo for the Hudson DeLange Orchestra featuring a photo of Eddie DeLange wearing a dark suit jacket with spotted tie, standing, and smiling...

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

Mary Lou Williams

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Publicity photo of Mary Lou Williams sitting at a piano and looking forward while smiling. Williams is wearing a dark colored dress with a large leaf...

Date Published
1938
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Mary Lou Williams

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Publicity photo of Mary Lou Williams looking to the side and smiling. Williams is wearing a shiny black dress.

Date Published
1939
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Mary Lou Williams and Andy Kirk

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Mary Lou Williams and Andy Kirk looking over an arrangement of "Moten Swing" for Decca Records "Kansas City Jazz" album produced by Dave Dexter...

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

Publicity photo of Hoagy Carmichael

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Angled headshot of Hoagy Carmichael looking forward and wearing a pinstripe suit.

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

Publicity photo of Hoagy Carmichael

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Headshot of Hoagy Carmichael in a 3/4 turn facing camera. Carmichael is wearing a pinstripe suit.

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

Russ Morgan

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Russ Morgan standing in front of an NBC microphone, turning to the side and looking forward with a neutral expression. Morgan is holding a conducting...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
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  • Composers
  • 1931-1940

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (13)
  • Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (14)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (14)
  • Gelatin silver prints (14)
  • Portrait photographs (14)
  • Publicity photographs (9)
  • Group portraits (5)
  • Snapshots (5)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1931-1940 (14)

Subjects

  • Conductors (Music) (7)
  • African American jazz musicians (4)
  • Men, White (4)
  • African American jazz singers (3)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Women pianists (3)
  • African American men (2)
  • Band leaders (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Arrangers (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Composers (14)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952 (4)
  • Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981 (3)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (3)
  • Blanke, Henry, 1901-1981 (1)
  • De Lange, Eddie (1)
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (1)
  • Hudson, Will (1)
  • Kirk, Andy, 1898-1992 (1)
  • Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957 (1)
  • Korngold, Luzi (1)
  • Morgan, Russ, 1904-1969 (1)
  • Suesse, Dana, 1909-1987 (1)
  • Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 (1)

Date Published

  • 1935 (7)
  • 1940 (7)
  • 1932-10 (1)
  • 1936-09-01 (1)
  • 1936-09-30 (1)
  • 1937 (1)
  • 1937-11 (1)
  • 1938 (1)
  • 1939 (1)

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