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Les Hite portrait collection

Title
Les Hite portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1930?-1949?>

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Hite, LesSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Sunshine, Jimmy.
  • Maurice (Chicago, Ill.)
Description
  • <4> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 X 21 cm.
  • <2> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Portraits of jazz saxophonist and bandleader Les Hite, consisting of quarter-length studio portraits used for publicity purposes; in a view with an unidentified singer at a microphone; and in a publicity photograph with singer Savannah Churchill.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Hite, Les, 1903-1962
  • Churchill, Savannah
  • African American musicians
  • Saxophonists > United States
  • Conductors > 1930-1949
Genre/Form
  • Group portraits – 1930-1949.
  • Portrait photographs – 1930-1949.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1949.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include Jimmy Sunshine and Maurice.
  • Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs are duplicates; some bear markings.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Hite, Les
OCLC
NYPG085000311-F
Title
Les Hite portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1930?-1949?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait collection.
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Added Author
Sunshine, Jimmy. Photographer
Maurice (Chicago, Ill.)
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Hite, Les
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