Portrait of the Rhythm Kings | Digital Collections

Description

Portrait of the Rhythm Kings standing in a row turned to face the left and behind a banner with the band's name on it.

Note

No date; likely 1930s Handwritten labels on photo: Les [Lee?] Ramel [Tramel? Pamel? Unclear]; John Maddox [Maddux?]; L.F. Lister; Ellis Egell [?]; Leslie Sheffield; Ward Texas [?]; Frank Wiley; E.W. Perry; Willie Perry; Howard Bom[?].

Type

Image

Extent

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

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Group portraits

Member of

Jay McShann Collection

Time Period

1931-1940

Subject (Name)

Sheffield, Leslie, 1910-

Subject (Topical)

African American jazz musicians

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

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-0152

Source

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

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections