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This is a promotional photo for the Nat Towles Orchestra, a well-known territory band that performed throughout the Midwest. In 1934, Nat Towles moved to Omaha and played the Dreamland Ballroom and other local venues through the 1950s. For…

Nat Towles was a prominent big band leader in Omaha during the 1940s and 1950s.

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." For interviews and oral histories of this and other…

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. For interviews and oral histories of this and other items please visit the …

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…

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…

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…

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…

This image focuses on a few advertisements for music events at the Dreamland Ballroom in North Omaha. The musicians and bands pictured are The Ravens, Earl Hines, Louis Jordan, and Terry Gordon. For interviews and oral histories of this and other…

This image features several advertisements for music events at Carnation Ballroom and the Off-Beat Supper Club in North Omaha. The musicians and bands include James Brown, Lloyd Price, and The Clovers. For interviews and oral histories of this and…