Note: Menu was originally bound with cord. Illustration on cover of two infants atop a champagne bottle. "1907" is handwritten on the cover. German eagle emblem on page 2. Includes wine list Menu insert: Wine lists; Spirits Lists; Beer lists Restaurant: Hotel Kaiserhof (Essen, Germany) Location: 266-274 Clark St., Chicago, Illinois, United States
In this interview, Jarwood talks about his business, the Onyx Club, on 52nd Street, New York City, other clubs in the area, drugs and crime, Lionel Hampton, and his thoughts on 52nd street. In the second portion, Olman, wife of Jarwood's business partner Chauncey Olman, discusses her aversion to marijuana usage in the Onyx Club, and the safety of the area during the 1940s.
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Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
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Collection Number: OH-03930 Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings Box/Folder: Digital File 00