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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

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

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 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 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

Bunny Berigan

Image

Publicity photo of Bunny Berigan seated, facing forward, and smiling while holding trumpet in both hands.

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

Carl Colby Band at Wylie Park in Aberdeen, S.D.

Image

Five members of the Carl Colby Band (white men) in the hallway of a building. The four on the left are all turned towards the wall, with Warren...

Date Published
August-1939
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Count Basie Orchestra members in performance

Image

Count Basie Orchestra members in performance including (left) Buddy Tate, Earle Warren, and Jack Washington playing saxophone; Freddie Green playing...

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

Dean Hudson

Image

Publicity photo for Dean Hudson (that is, Marion Brown) and his orchestra featuring headshot of Hudson looking to the side and smiling. He is wearing...

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

Dick Chapman, Warren Durrett, and Gordon Hart standing in front of a trailer for the Carl Colby Orchestra

Image

Dick Chapman in a suit, hands in pockets, Warren Durrett in a suit, arms folded in front of him, and Gordon Hart in a sweater, hands in pockets, all...

Date Published
August-1939
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Don Tiff playing piano at the Strand

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Don Tiff (piano) with members of the Raymond Scott Orchestra performing on stage at the Strand Theater in New York City.

Member of
Don Tiff Collection
Performance photo with note on verso

Eddie Stone

Image

Headshot of Eddie Stone looking forward and smiling. Stone is wearing a tweed suit jacket and patterned bowtie.

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

Freddy Martin conducting

Image

Publicity photo of Freddy Martin standing against a wall with arms stretching out in a conducting gesture. Martin is wearing a black tuxedo and white...

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

Glen Gray

Image

Publicity photo of Glen Gray, leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra, turned to the side and facing forward while smiling. Gray is wearing a pinstripe suit...

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

Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra

Image

Glen Gray and his Casa Loma Orchestra performing on stage. The orchestra is arranged in a semi-circle on stage with ruffled curtains behind them and...

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

Griff Williams

Image

Publicity photo of Griff Williams looking to the side and smiling while holding a conducting baton in both hands. Williams is wearing a black tuxedo.

Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Griff Williams and his orchestra

Image

Publicity photo of Griff Williams looking to the side with a slight smile while holding a conducting baton in both hands. Williams is wearing a black...

Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Harry Reser

Image

Headshot of Harry Reser looking forward and smiling. Reser is wearing a dark suit jacket and striped tie.

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

Henry Busse

Image

Headshot of Henry Busse turned to the side, facing forward, and smiling. Busse is wearing a white jacket and tie.

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

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  • Jazz musicians, White
  • 1931-1940

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (35)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (2)
  • Don Tiff Collection (1)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Performance photo with note on verso (1)

Types

  • photographs (36)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (36)
  • Gelatin silver prints (36)
  • Publicity photographs (31)
  • Portrait photographs (30)
  • Group portraits (7)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Drawings (3)
  • Lithographs (2)
  • Portrait drawings (2)
  • Caricatures (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • (-) 1931-1940 (39)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (39)
  • Men, White (39)
  • Conductors (Music) (14)
  • Band leaders (11)
  • Saxophonists (7)
  • Trumpet players (7)
  • Jazz singers (4)
  • Trumpet (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • African American men (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Trombonists (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • Banjoists (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Clarinetists (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Trucks (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Jazz musicians, White (39)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Aberdeen (S.D.) (1)
  • Alexandria (Minn.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Strong, Bob, 1902-1976 (3)
  • Busse, Henry, 1894-1955 (2)
  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Gray, Glen, 1906-1963 (2)
  • Meroff, Benny, 1901-1973 (2)
  • Weems, Ted (2)
  • Williams, Griff, -1958 (2)
  • Ayres, Mitchell, 1910-1969 (1)
  • Berigan, Bunny, 1908-1942 (1)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (1)
  • Byrne, Bobby, 1918-2006 (1)
  • Chapman, Dick (Musician) (1)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Hart, Gordon (1)
  • Heidt, Horace, 1901-1986 (1)
  • Hudson, Dean, 1913-1991 (1)
  • Hunt, Pee Wee (1)
  • King, Henry (Conductor) (1)
  • King, Wayne, 1901-1985 (1)
  • Kuhn, Louie (1)
  • Lemonond, Earl (1)
  • Lyman, Abe, 1897-1957 (1)
  • Manone, Wingy (1)
  • Mares, Paul, 1900-1949 (1)
  • Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983 (1)
  • Martin, Tony, 1913-2012 (1)
  • Page, Walter (1)
  • Pollack, Ben (1)
  • Prima, Louis, 1910-1978 (1)
  • Reser, Harry (1)
  • Rose, Mizen (1)
  • Sargent, Kenny (1)
  • Sheffield, Leslie, 1910- (1)
  • Stone, Eddie (Singer) (1)
  • Strong, Benny, 1911- (1)
  • Swanson, Bob (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Tiff, Don, 1910-1998 (1)
  • Ward, Helen, 1916-1998 (1)
  • Warren, Earle (1)
  • Washington, Jack, 1910-1964 (1)

Events

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

Date Published

  • 1935 (25)
  • 1940 (21)
  • 1931 (7)
  • 1937 (3)
  • 1938 (3)
  • 1939-08 (2)
  • 1936 (1)

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