Photo album page of the Harlem Gentlemen band in China

Description

Members of the Harlem Gentlemen band captioned "Our Gang" & our Penthouse; an unidentified man possibly Baby Lewis; members of the band and an Asian gentleman surrounding a small potted tree; Earl Waley, (leader of the Santa Anna Band) leaning over a rooftop wall; Andy (Leader of Ambassador Band) standing on rooftop, smiling with cigar and wearing knickers; members of the band on a rooftop, standing and sitting around and on a pram; an unidentified man, possibly Eddie Beal, in a rickshaw with a driver; Buck with Earl Waley, Jimmie Carsons and Andy, (Four Leaders) standing on a rooftop with an unidentified band member standing behind their left side. Side 1 of 2-sided photo-album panel.

Note

No date; likely between 1934 and 1937, Panel of 8 pictures mounted on a photo album page with handwritten captions. Left column top to bottom: "Our gang" & our Penthouse, Earl Waley (leader of Santa Anna Band), and "The Baron" (at the age of three). Right column top to bottom: "Posies", Andy (leader of Ambassador Band), and Jimmie, Andy, Buck, & Earl (Four Leaders).

Date Issued

1934 to 1937

Type

Image

Extent

8 photographs : black and white print ; 7 x 11 cm on card mount 27 x 34 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Group portraits

Member of

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Time Period

1931-1940

Subject (Name)

Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991

Subject (Topical)

African American jazz musicians

Subject (Geographic)

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0015

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections