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Title
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
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Description
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Identified in Edmiston's book as "Framed Nighthawk display for an engagement about late 1925." Identification clockwise from top-right: Sanders, H. Thiell, F. Estep, J. Thiell, Haid, Downing, Pope, Richolson, Pop Estep, and Coon.
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Date
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1925~
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Carleton Coon and Eula Coon
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Description
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Full body view of Carleton Coon and his wife Eula. Location not given.
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Date
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1925~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
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Description
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Interior view of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks musical group with insert portraits of Carleton Coon on the left and Joe Sanders on the right. Location not given, perhaps Chicago. Identified by Fred Edmiston in his book as: standing - Coon on left and Sanders on right; seated - Musolino, Estep, Richolson, Haid, J. Thiell, Knapp, and H. Thiell. Photograph acquired by Edmiston from Harvey Rettberg.
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Date
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1925~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks
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Description
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Composite photograph identified as the Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks. A portrait of Carleton Coon is on the top left and one of Joe Sanders is on the top right. Written on the back side of the photo, "band that played the Blackhawk Restaurant, Chicago, Ill. and broadcast each nite on WGN." Edmiston note indicates that exception would be Bill Haid, center left, who left the band before the Nighthawk days. Other members not identified on the photograph. A "MCA Attraction" sticker is attached to the bottom right hand corner.
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Date
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1925~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra
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Description
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Interior view of the original Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra seated and posed with their instruments. Identified in Edmiston's book as left to right: Nick Musolino, Pop Estep, Joe Richolson, Joe Sanders, Carleton Coon, Bill Haid, John Thiell, Orville Knapp, and Harold Thiell.
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Date
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1925~
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Object Type
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Photograph
