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Bon Voyage to Shanghai

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Gladys "Derb" Henderson and Buck Clayton surrounded by a group of people including Duke Ellington, in front of a ship in California.

Date Published
1934
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton in his tuxedo

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Formal portrait of Buck Clayton in his tuxedo taken in Los Angeles.

Date Published
1932
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton playing with band

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Likely John Darville with Buck Clayton playing with an unidentified group of white jazz musicians.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with a band

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Likely John Darville, Buck Clayton standing with an unidentified group of white jazz musicians.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis

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Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis on a broadcast of "Can You Tie That" KLAC radio program in Los Angeles, California. Dexter and Cole are...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Group of musicians performing at KFWB's 2nd Dixieland Jubilee

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Side angle photograph of a group of African American and white male musicians (Lloyd Glenn, piano; Ed Garland, bass; Kid Ory, trombone; Joe...

Date Published
October-07-1949
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jeannie Cheatham with Eddie Vinson and Papa John Creach

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Jeannie Cheatham standing with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Papa John Creach outside an unidentified building; both men are wearing sunglasses and...

Date Published
1987
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Large group of musicians at KFWB's 2nd Dixieland Jubilee

Image

Side angle photograph of a large group of musicians performing onstage for KFWB's 2nd Dixieland Jubilee stage show in front of an audience at the...

Date Published
October-07-1949
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Large group of musicians at KFWB's 2nd Dixieland Jubilee

Image

Large group of African American and white male musicians performing for KFWB's 2nd Dixieland Jubilee stage show in front of an audience at Shriner...

Date Published
October-07-1949
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Les Hite Orchestra

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The Les Hite Orchestra posed on the stairs of City Hall in Los Angeles with George McDonaugh, Supervisor of the 2nd District (Including: Bill Perkins...

Date Published
1932
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Louis Armstrong and Dave Dexter

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Louis Armstrong and Dave Dexter sitting at the piano. Armstrong is smiling and pointing to his trumpet while Dexter looks forward.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong and Lucille Wilson

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Louis Armstrong playing trumpet with one hand and embracing Lucille Wilson with the other. Wilson stand behind Armstrong and holds his legs.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong and unidentified woman at piano

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Louis Armstrong and an unidentified woman sitting at the piano. Armstrong is smiling and holding his trumpet while the woman smiles and looks up.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong playing trumpet

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Louis Armstrong wearing a white collared shirt and playing trumpet while looking up. A tall plant and light fixture are in the background.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong playing trumpet

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Louis Armstrong wearing a white collared shirt and playing trumpet while facing to the side.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong sitting at the piano

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Louis Armstrong sitting at the piano holding a trumpet, smiling, and wiping his face with a handkerchief.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong sitting at the piano

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Louis Armstrong sitting at the piano holding a trumpet and wiping his face with a handkerchief.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
  • Clear selected
  • African American jazz musicians
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (11)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (5)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (16)
  • Gelatin silver prints (16)
  • Group portraits (12)
  • Portrait photographs (12)
  • Publicity photographs (8)
  • Snapshots (5)
  • Color photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (11)
  • 1981-1990 (1)

Subjects

  • African American men (8)
  • Jazz musicians (8)
  • Men, White (6)
  • Jazz musicians, White (4)
  • African American women (2)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • African American men--Clothing (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Band directors (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • City halls (1)
  • Dance orchestras (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Ocean travel (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Politicians (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (17)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) Los Angeles (Calif.) (17)

Subjects, People

  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (7)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (4)
  • Darville, John (2)
  • Buckner, Teddy, 1909-1994 (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Clayton, Derb (1)
  • Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 (1)
  • Creach, Papa John (1)
  • Darensbourg, Joe, 1906-1985 (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (1)
  • Garland, Ed (1)
  • Glenn, Lloyd (1)
  • Hall, Minor, 1897-1959 (1)
  • Hampton, Lionel (1)
  • Hite, Les, 1903-1962 (1)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (1)
  • McDonough, Gordon Leo, 1895-1968 (1)
  • Ory, Kid, 1886-1973 (1)
  • Vinson, Eddie (1)

Events

  • WDAF's Dixieland Jubilee (1949 : Los Angeles) (3)
  • Central Avenue Jazz Festival (1)

Date Published

  • 1944 (7)
  • 1949-10-07 (3)
  • 1932 (2)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1960 (2)
  • 1934 (1)
  • 1946 (1)
  • 1987 (1)

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