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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Unidentified drummer

A publicity photo for an unidentified white male drummer. The drummer is looking up and smiling while holding both drum sticks in the air.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2223.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Doc Rando, Joe Sullivan, Zutty Singleton, and Nappy Lamare

Doc Rando, Joe Sullivan, Zutty Singleton, and Nappy Lamare siting at a restaurant table in Los Angeles, California. Everyone is wearing a black tuxedo and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2224.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Unidentified woman

An unidentified woman sitting on a coil of rope. The woman is looking up and smiling with her legs crossed and one arm resting on her lap.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2225.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Unidentified woman

An unidentified woman leaning forward, propping herself up off the ground with her arms. The woman is wearing a checkered dress and looking up while smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2226.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Unidentified woman at a slot machine

An unidentified woman at an oversized slot machine in the Tropicana at Las Vegas, Nevada. The woman is holding a drink in one hand and pulling a large lever with the other.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2227.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Lake Forest baseball players

Group photo of the spring 1922 Lake Forest baseball team. Bix Beiderbecke is front row, center. The team is seated in three rows looking forward.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2228.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Mel Powell at the piano

Mel Powell playing piano while looking down at music. He is wearing a pinstripe suit and sweater vest. A packet of Lucky Strikes cigarettes is lying open next to the sheets of music.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2229.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Unidentified man on sax

An unidentified man playing a saxophone. The man is looking down and closing his eyes.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2230.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Jack Teagarden, Sharon Pease, Dave Dexter, and Muggsy Spanier

Jack Teagarden, Sharon Pease, Dave Dexter, and Muggsy Spanier standing at the graveside of Clarence "Pinetop" Smith in Chicago, Illinois. Dexter is holding a wreath and all four are looking down.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2231.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Lester Young

Lester Young playing saxophone. Young is holding the saxophone up and to the side while playing. Young is wearing a pinstripe suit.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2232.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Big Joe Turner

Big Joe Turner standing against a curtain wall looking to the side and smiling. Turner is raising one hand and pointing. He is wearing a light colored double breasted suit.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2233.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner

Pete Johnson playing piano and Big Joe Turner singing into a microphone on stage at the Café Society in New York.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2234.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker looking to the side and smiling while holding a saxophone in one hand and resting his other hand on a drum. Parker is wearing a dark colored jacket and patterned tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2235.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby

The Andrews Sisters (Laverne, Patty, Maxene) and Bing Crosby standing under a recording studio microphone. An unidentified man in the back of the studio is holding a sign that reads "Where's the melody?" The Andrews Sisters are looking amused at the sign while Crosby looks to the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-2236.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Satirical cartoon depicting Dave Dexter

Satirical cartoon depicting Dave Dexter producing a Capitol Records recording session. The illustration shows band members precariously balanced on desks and suspended in the air with a caption that reads "O.K. cats, ready to cut the master - we finally got the band balanced!"
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Collection Identifier: MS-0021