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Music Advertisement Collage (3)
This image focuses on two advertisements for music events at the Dreamland Ballroom in North Omaha. The musicians and bands pictured are Duke Ellington and Anna Mae Winburn and her International Sweethearts of Rhythm. It was not uncommon for the…
Music Advertisement Collage (4)
This collage features several advertisements for music events in North Omaha. The musicians and bands pictured include Duke Ellington, Anna Mae Winburn and her International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Preston Love, and Count Basie. The events took place…
Music Advertisement Collage (5)
This collage is composed of several advertisements for music events in North Omaha. The musicians and bands pictured include Louis Armstrong, T-Bone Walker, and Bullmoose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats. These events took place at the Dreamland…
Music Advertisement Collage (6)
This collage is composed of several advertisements for music events in North Omaha. The musicians and bands pictured include B.B. King, Howling Wolf and his Orchestra, Johnny Otis, and Lionel Hampton. For interviews and oral histories of this and…
Music Advertisement Collage (7)
This image shows several advertisements for music events in North Omaha. The musicians and bands pictured include Ray Charles, Joe Morris, The Drifters, and Lionel Hampton.
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Carnation Ballroom Advertisement (6)
This is an image of an advertisement for the Carnation Ballroom in North Omaha. The band and musicians mentioned include: Faye Adams, Amos Milburn, Ursula Reed, Joe Morris, The Orioles, Billy Clark, Al Savage, and the Spiders.
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Music Advertisement Collage (8)
This is a collage of music and theater events in North Omaha. They include a performance of the play A Raisin in the Sun and an event at the Offbeat Supper Club called the "1954 Blues Parade."
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Carnation Ballroom Advertisement (7)
This is an newspaper advertisement for the Carnation Ballroom in North Omaha. The Carnation Ballroom was hosting a Sepia Pageant Dance and Floor Show. The entertainment was provided by Roy Brown and his Mighty, Mighty Men.
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Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy
This is a signed promotional photograph of Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy, a nationally known jazz and swing band.
The inscription reads:
Sincere Wishes To a real promoter and friend Andy Kirk
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Sonny Thompson and Band
This photograph shows Sonny Thompson and Band performing at The Dreamland Ballroom in 1951.
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