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.

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LaBudde Special Collections

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Tommy Dorsey

Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey seated and holding a trombone while looking to the side. Dorsey is wearing black tuxedo.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Larry Douglas

Publicity photo of Larry Douglas seated with head turned forward and smiling. Douglas is wearing a suit.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0601.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Morton Downey

Headshot of Morton Downey looking to the side and smiling. Downey is wearing a tuxedo.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0602.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Tommy Dorsey and Pat Dane

Tommy Dorsey and Pat Dane embracing in the back seat of a car. Dorsey is leaning back and kissing Dane's cheek.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0596.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Tommy Dorsey and Pat Dane kissing

Tommy Dorsey kissing Pat Dane on the cheek while standing outdoors.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0597.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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"Ship Ahoy" A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture

Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Red Skelton, and Eleanor Powell posed in a publicity shot for the film "Ship Ahoy." Dorsey is playing trombone while Rich and Skelton hold drum sticks. Powell is holding one leg up and to the side.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0599.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Lauritz Melchior and Tommy Dorsey rehearsing on stage

Lauritz Melchior, Metropolitan opera heroic tenor, and guest of Tommy Dorsey, emcee and trombone soloist of the RCA Show, as they rehearsed their lines before the popular NBC program went on the air at a recent broadcast. The occasion marked the reunion of the famous singer and Dorsey, since they also appeared together in MGM's musical "Thrill of a Romance." Both record exclusively for RCA Victor (from photo caption).

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0598.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Tommy Douglas

Headshot of Tommy Douglas wearing a suit and striped tie.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0600.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton

Tommy Dorsey holding a trombone and looking down. Dorsey is standing next to Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, both playing a vibraphone in a studio.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0595.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Morton Downey

Headshot of Morton Downey looking forward and smiling. Downey is wearing a dark suit and patterned tie.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0603.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Bob Eberly, Dave Dexter, and Helen O'Connell

Bob Eberly, Dave Dexter, and Helen O'Connell standing shoulder to shoulder and smiling. Dexter is holding a record with the Capitol label and O'Connell is holding sheet music by a microphone.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0612.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Bob Eberly, Dave Dexter, and Helen O'Connell

Dave Dexter, Bob Eberly, and Helen O'Connell standing behind a microphone. Dexter is handing a record to an unidentified white man on the side. All are smiling.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0613.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Carmen Dragon

Publicity photo of Carmen Dragon standing and smiling with hands clasped and resting on a table. Dragon is wearing a tuxedo with white tie.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Carmen Dragon conducting

Carmen Dragon conducting a studio orchestra during a rehearsal or recording. Dragon is raising both arms and leaning back with his eyes closed.

Type: Image

File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0605.png

Collection Identifier: MS-0021

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Dan Duryea with his sons Peter and Richard

Dan Duryea is sitting on the right with his sons, Peter and Richard, on his lap. Hugh McCormick is sitting on the left holding a ventriloquist dummy. An unidentified man in clown makeup is leaning forward in the background. McCormick and the clown are performing at a birthday party for Duryea's children.

Type: Image

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Collection Identifier: MS-0021