Canidrome Ballroom with Mort Ruby pointed out

Description

Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen performing as people dance at the Canidrome Ballroom. Mort Ruby with an arrow is written on the picture; Shanghai, China.

Note

No date; likely between 1934 and 1937, A professional photograph of the Canidrome ballroom by "Ahjong Shanghai", mounted on a photo album page, with a handwritten caption, "Canidrome Ballroom and Band, Shanghai". There is the name "Mort Ruby" written in pen on the photo with an arrow pointing to a man in the photo, Mort Ruby, born 1903, managed musicians such as Charlie Barnet, Spike Jones, and Nat King Cole.

Date Issued

1934 to 1937

Type

Image

Extent

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

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Member of

Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Time Period

1931-1940

Subject (Name)

Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen

Ruby, Mort

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