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This photograph of Walter Barnes shown with a clarinet, was known as "Chicago's King of Dance Rhythm." He performed at venues like The Dreamland Ballroom with his "nationally famous" Royal Creolians.

Omaha native Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris plays to a packed crowd at The Dreamland Ballroom. Harris had a number of hits in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and was on a national tour out of New York City at the time of this photo. For interviews and…