L. Perry Cookingham sits in window in a giant newspaper titled Press Club Griddle

Description

L. Perry Cookingham, James T. Blair, Jeffery Hilleson, William Kemp, and Clark Tucker all wearing tuxedos sit behind microphones in various raised platforms so they appear in windows cut into screen painted to resemble a giant newspaper titled Press Club Griddle and various joke headlines. Two groups of three men in tuxedos sit at tables to either side. The backs of heads of a large number of audience members can be seen in foreground.

Date Issued

1954-02-23

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 28 x 36 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Portrait photographs

Group portraits

Member of

L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Time Period

1951-1960

Subject (Name)

Cookingham, L. Perry (Laurie Perry), 1896-1992

Kemp, William E. (William Ewing), 1889-1968

Blair, James T., 1902-1962

Subject (Topical)

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-0002

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections