Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Description
This collection features numerous publicity and promotional shots issued by Capitol Records, and is especially valuable for the research of the early history of the record industry during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as the development of jazz and popular music.
Member of
LaBudde Special Collections
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Publicity photo of Ray Anthony

Publicity photo of Ray Anthony in a 3/4 turn while smiling, holding trumpet, and wearing a dark suit and tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0018.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Ray Anthony and his orchestra

Faded and cropped publicity photo of Ray Anthony in a 3/4 turn while smiling, holding trumpet, and wearing a dark suit and tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0019.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Ivy Anderson and Leon Rene rehearsing music

Ivy Anderson leaning on a piano looking at music and Leon Rene playing the piano while smiling during a rehearsal in a studio. An NBC microphone hangs from above.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0015.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Pat Alphin sitting on archery target

High angle shot of Pat Alphin wearing a bathing suit, legs crossed, and sitting on archery target with a bow to her left and arrows to her right.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0013.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Publicity photo of Joe Alexander

Angled publicity photo of Joe Alexander, smiling, wearing suit, and standing with arms folded and propped behind a Capitol Records microphone on stand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0010.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Headshot of Al Anderson

Headshot of Al Anderson smiling and wearing a striped suit, body slightly angled, standing in front of a curtain or other fabric.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0014.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Mynell Allen featured with Sam Donahue and his Orchestra

Headshot of Mynell Allen wearing white dress and large necklace.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0012.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Bill Anson walking off a plane

Bill Anson wearing a suit and fedora walking off a plane posed for a publicity photo with four unidentified smiling women wearing swim suits and police hats escorting him off the plane.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0017.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Joe Alexander and Dave Cavanaugh

Joe Alexander and Dave Cavanaugh looking at music on a music stand in recording studio.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0011.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Andrews Sisters carrying packages

The Andrews Sisters, Laverne, Patty, and Maxene, wearing pantsuits and carrying packages through a doorway while laughing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0016.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Louis Armstrong playing trumpet

Louis Armstrong wearing a white collared shirt and playing trumpet while looking up. A tall plant and light fixture are in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0041.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Louis Armstrong looking over his Esquire Awards acquired from 1942-1947 inclusive

Publicity photo of Louis Armstrong wearing a pinstripe suit and grinning. Armstrong is standing next to six Esquire Awards on a shelf.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0042.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Louis Armstrong playing trumpet

Louis Armstrong playing trumpet in a 3/4 turn toward the camera. Armstrong is wearing a formal jacket with large buttons and felt hat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0043.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Louis Armstrong publicity photos

Publicity print of Louis Armstrong featuring two overlapping photos of Armstrong wearing a tuxedo. In one photo Armstrong holds a trumpet to his lips while turned to the side. In the other photo Armstrong smiles and hold a trumpet out in front.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0044.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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CBS Inductees to 1981 Recording Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame

Publicity print featuring National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences: 1981 Hall of Fame Recording Inductees Featured on CBS Telecast: One O'Clock Jump / Count Basie, The Christmas Song / Nat "King" Cole, White Christmas / Bing Crosby, Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (Album) / Benny Goodman, Oklahoma! / Original Broadway Cast, Black And Tan Fantasy / Duke Ellington, Beethoven: Quartets For Strings / Budapest String Quartet, Over The Rainbow / Judy Garland, Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Nobody / Bert Williams.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0033.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021