Dave Dexter and Benny Goodman at DownBeat awards event

Description

Dave Dexter and Benny Goodman holding trophies and talking while at the 1939 DownBeat awards event, Waldorf-Astoria. Dexter is wearing a suit and holding one trophy which appears to be a Swing Band award for the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Goodman is wearing a tuxedo, smiling, and holding two trophies. An unidentified man stands in the background.

Date Issued

1940-01-15

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm

Genre

Black & white photographs

Gelatin silver prints

Snapshots

Portrait photographs

Member of

Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Time Period

1931-1940

Subject (Name)

Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986

Dexter, Dave

Subject (Topical)

Sound recording executives and producers

Conductors (Music)

Jazz musicians

Award presentations

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-0021

Source

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

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections