Andy Kirk

Andy Kirk

This is a publicity shot of jazz musician Andy Kirk, who performed at The Dreamland Ballroom with his 12 Clouds of Joy. Andy Kirk and his 12 Clouds of Joy was a musical actsthat played at the Dreamland Ballroom in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The photo was given to Jimmy Jewell, owner of the Dreamland Ballroom.

The inscription on the photograph reads:
To My Good Friend
Jimmy Jewell
Best of Good Wishes
always,
Andy Kirk

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Dreamland Ballroom, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011

1940 circa

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