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Walter Page's Blue Devils Orchestra

Description
Walter Page's Blue Devils posing for a photo at radio station KFJF in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Musicians shown from left to right are Oran "Lips" Page (trumpet), Henry "Buster" Smith (alto sax), Clair Benton (banjo), Walter Page (bass), Emir "Bucket" Coleman (trombone), Jones L. Grant (trumpet), Ernie Williams (vocals and drums), Bill Owen (alto sax and clarinet), and Willie Lewis sitting at the piano.
Note
Negative included with photo.
Date Issued
1928
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Genre
Black & white photographs
Gelatin silver prints
Publicity photographs
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
Time Period
1921-1930
Subject (Name)
Blue Devils (Musical group)
Subject (Topical)
African American jazz musicians
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
Related Finding Aid
https://finding-aids.library.umkc.edu/repositories/2/resources/97

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