Photo album page of Derb and the band in Shanghai, China

Description

Caricature of Teddy Weatherford on newsprint signed by Eveleigh; Tamara Lewis with Caughey Roberts; Tamara Lewis with Sonny Lewis and a sister; The sister, Derb, and Tamara Lewis; members of the band; Shanghai, China with handwritten captions. Side 1 of 2-sided photo-album panel.

Note

No date; likely between 1934 and 1937, 6 photos mounted on a photo album page with handwritten captions. Left: Newspaper clipping of a caricature of Teddy Weatherford, "Sea Gull". Top row, left to right: Tommy & Couchy, Wife husband & Sister, and Three Little Russians. Bottom: First rehearsal in Shanghai.

Date Issued

1934 to 1937

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; on card mount 27 x 34 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Caricatures

Clippings

Group portraits

Member of

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Time Period

1931-1940

Subject (Name)

Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen

Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991

Clayton, Derb

Weatherford, Teddy, 1903-1945

Roberts, Caughey

Lewis, Tamara (Entertainer)

Subject (Topical)

African American jazz musicians

Jazz musicians

Entertainers

African American men

African American women

Women, White

Subject (Geographic)

Shanghai (China)

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