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Great American Musicians

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

Subject of

Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990

Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971

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Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994

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Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994

David "Panama" Francis, American, 1918 - 2001

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Photograph of Harry "Sweets" Edison and Coleman Hawkins

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Hawkins, Coleman, American, 1904 - 1969

Harry "Sweets" Edison, American, 1915 - 1999

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Composite photograph of three men and a woman dressed in theatrical costumes

Photograph by

Kollar, James

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Unidentified Man or Men

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Photograph of a female performer in costume at the Rose Room

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Rose Room, American

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Photograph of a female dancer in costume performing on stage

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Man or Men

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Photograph of the Rose Buds performing at the Rose Room

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

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Photograph of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

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Construction paper with two photographs of performing female dancers

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

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Photographic postcard from Club Savannah

Photograph by

Bennett, Bill

Printed by

Color Litho, American

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

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Photograph of five female performers and one male performer

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

Object Details

Photograph of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

Object Details

Photograph of three men with three female performers in costume

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

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Photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson seated with a group at a table

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

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Photograph of Tallulah Bankhead seated with three men and a woman at a table

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

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Photograph of a man and five female performers in costume

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

Object Details

Photograph of the Rose Buds performing at the Rose Room

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999

Edison, Birdie Warfield, American

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Photograph of a man

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

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Photograph of a small party of people at Small's Paradise in Harlem

Photograph by

Bigham, Leslie E.

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Unidentified Woman or Women

Object Details

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Great American Musicians

Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Print of Cab Calloway dancing at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Photograph of Harry "Sweets" Edison and Coleman Hawkins

Composite photograph of three men and a woman dressed in theatrical costumes

Photograph of a female performer in costume at the Rose Room

Photograph of a female dancer in costume performing on stage

Photograph of the Rose Buds performing at the Rose Room

Photograph of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845

Construction paper with two photographs of performing female dancers

Photographic postcard from Club Savannah

Photograph of five female performers and one male performer

Photograph of The Henry LeTang Dancers at Club 845

Photograph of three men with three female performers in costume

Photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson seated with a group at a table

Photograph of Tallulah Bankhead seated with three men and a woman at a table

Photograph of a man and five female performers in costume

Photograph of the Rose Buds performing at the Rose Room

Photograph of a man

Photograph of a small party of people at Small's Paradise in Harlem