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The Les Hite Orchestra posed on the stairs of City Hall in Los Angeles with George McDonaugh, Supervisor of the 2nd District (Including: Bill Perkins, banjoParker Berry, tromboneLloyd Reese, trumpet, arrangerGeorge Orendorff, trumpetLionel Hampton, drumsJoe Bailey, bassLes Hite, bandleaderHenry Prince, pianoMarshall Royal, alto saxCharlie Jones, tenor sax, and Marvin Johnson, alto sax)1932.0Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.Signed by Gordon McDonaugh[?] on photograph: Yours truly, Gordon McDonaugh Supervisor 2nd Dist.Handwritten on verso: Les Hite Orchestra Los Angeles, 1932 as well a partial listing of members in the photo (see description).
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1 Photograph : Black And White Print; 21 X 26 Cm; Image/Tiff; Image/Jpeg; Image/Jp2
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All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.
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Keywords

  1. African American Jazz Musicians
  2. African Americans
  3. Autographs
  4. Band Directors
  5. Big Bands
  6. Buildings
  7. City Halls
  8. Dance Orchestras
  9. Hampton, Lionel
  10. Hite, Les, 1903 1962
  11. Jazz Musicians
  12. Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  13. Mc Donough, Gordon Leo, 1895 1968
  14. Politicians

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