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Publicity and performance photographs of Louis Armstrong, 1953-1968
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Archival Collection
Description
Set of black and white photographic prints, black and white negatives and color slide transparencies showing Louis Armstrong performing.
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Photograph of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille greeted at the airport in Honolulu, no date
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Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille in the doorway of an airplane being greeted at the airport in Honolulu. Associated Booking Corp logo at lower right.
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King Curtis: photograph
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Archival Collection
Description
Photograph from the Arnold Shaw Papers (MS-00432) -- Book Manuscript Papers -- The Rockin' 50s, photographs, correspondence file. "King Curtis" and "Atco Records" are written at the bottom of the photograph.
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Bobby Darin: photographs
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Archival Collection
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Two 120mm black-and-white negatives from the Frank Mitrani Photographs (PH-00332) -- Various family and personal portraits and event photographs -- Darin, Bobby file.
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Claude Warren in front of a boulder: photograph
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Archival Collection
Description
Slide from the Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers (MS-00906) -- Elizabeth von Till Warren Papers -- Personal papers -- Claude slides, photographs, negatives: Nevada research, California research, Idaho research, Zimbabwe trip, England research, England trip, holiday slides file.
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Photograph of Gene Krupa, Louis Armstrong and James Stewart, circa 1954
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Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Gene Krupa, Louis Armstrong and James (Jimmy) Stewart, all featured in the Universal-International Motion Picture, "The Glenn Miller Story." Associated Booking Corp. logo at lower right.
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Basie, Count, 1904-1984
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American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984)
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Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990
Samuel George Davis Jr. (1925-1990) was a successful comedian, actor, dancer, and singer in America during the mid-20th century. Davis was also a part of the famous Rat Pack with lifelong friend and collaborator, Frank Sinatra, and frequently performed in Las Vegas, Nevada. He overcame racism during his career and refused to appear at clubs that practiced racial segregation. Some well known recordings of Davis’s include "I've Gotta Be Me" and the hit "The Candy Man."
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Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990
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American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)
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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977
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American singer and actor (1903–1977)
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Stewart, James, 1908-1997
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American actor (1908–1997)
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Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
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American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
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Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965
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American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)
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Cole, Maria, 1922-2012
Alternate Names
American jazz singer (1922-2012)
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Entratter, Jack, 1914-1971
Jack Entratter (1914-1971) was an executive and show producer at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1952 until his death in 1971. He is credited with elevating the quality of shows produced on the Strip and helping the city become the "entertainment capital of the world." Entratter moved to Las Vegas in 1952 as a co-owner of the Sands Hotel. He produced the hotel's shows and served as vice president (1952-1960, 1967-1971) and president (1960-1967).
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Regency Towers artist's rendering of an exterior building perspective; lobby and entertainment suite electrical drawings, sheets E1-E4
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Archival Collection
Description
Drawings from Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452) -- Regency Towers: Las Vegas, Nevada -- Project drawings file.
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Photographs of Nat King Cole off stage at the Sands Hotel
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Archival Collection
Description
Set of black and white photographs of Nat King Cole posing with groups at the Sands Hotel.
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Photographs of Nat King Cole with Maria Cole, and Jack Entratter cutting a piano-shaped cake
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Archival Collection
Description
Set of black and white film negatives showing Nat King Cole, Maria Cole and Jack Entratter with a cake shaped like a piano.
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