Parties; Dance; Card games; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Bands; People
In an auditorium full of people, likely employees of the L&N Railroad Company, some sit playing cards at tables while others dance in couples around a stage. On the stage is multi-piece band with saxophone, trombone, and tuba players. Above the...
African American musicians; Musicians; African Americans; Trombones; Trumpets; Saxophones; Drums (Musical instruments); Pianos; Stringed instruments; Wind instruments; Violins; Banjos; People
Six African American musicians perform in an open pavilion. The drum reads "Jones Orchestra." Other instruments include trombone, violin, banjo, piano, trumpet, and saxophone. Outside of the pavilion tables are set up.
Jug bands; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; Parties; Segregation; People
A group of African American musicians kneels in the foreground. They wear overalls and straw hats and each hold an instrument including jug, guitar, banjo, and saxophone. In a covered outdoor area at three rows of tables a large group of mostly...
Seven-member band set up behind a low stone wall. The sign below them reads "Tango." The band members were tuxedos. Their instruments include a piano, drums, saxophone, and guitar or banjo.
Posters; Portrait photographs; Men; African Americans; Brewing industry
Framed picture of an African American man holding a saxophone and a glass of Oertels '92 beer. The picture is labeled Louis Jordan… Orchestra Leader, Star of Radio, Stage, Screen and TV. Title supplied by cataloger.
