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Title: Joe Sanders
Description: Illustrations and information about the Coon-Sanders band, or the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, a Kansas City band in the 1920s, starting with the meeting of Joe Sanders and Carleton Coon in 1918 and ending with Carleton's death in 1932 (at the age of 39) but not before becoming "the most successful hyphenated dance band in the annals of American pop music," playing regularly in the late 1920s for Al Capone in Chicago, etc.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: A KC Landmark Goes Overlooked
Description: Article marking the 100th year of the Hotel Muehlebach at 12th and Baltimore. First opened in May 1915 on the former site of the old First Baptist Church, the 500-room, 12-story, $2 million hotel quickly became a social epicenter for locals and visitors alike, and remained so through the mid-20th century. The hotel's elegant decor, various restaurants, musical entertainment, and high service standards attracted famous names such as Helen Keller, Bob Hope, The Beatles, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. The guest rooms are no longer in use, but the hotel's public spaces are frequently booked for events, and most of the areas have been preserved as they originally appeared.
Date: 2015-04-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Group Portrait
Description: Joe Sanders with group of musicians which may be part of the Coon-Sanders Band shortly after the death of Carleton Coon. Identified on back as 1932 Nighthawk Band.
Date: 1932
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Interior view of group gathered around Joe Sanders at the piano, location not given. Identified in Edmiston's book - Left to right, Nick Musilino, John Thiell, Harold Thiell, Orville Knapp, Pop Estep, Joe Richolson, Tom Beckham, Carleton Coon and Joe Sanders.
Date: 1923
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The World Theater
Description: Street level view of The World theater located in Omaha, Nebraska. The marquee on the theater shows the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks name.
Date: 1926
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nighthawk's Luggage
Description: Exterior view of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks luggage on two carts at the train station in Niles, Michigan. Sanders in his scrapbook captions this photo: "A splendid view of one of our tour managers many worries, Niles, Michigan."
Date: 1925
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nighthawks Luggage
Description: View of the Nighthawk band luggage at train station. Location unknown. One of the boxes has the name Carleton Coon and the Nighthawks on it.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Richolson
Description: Exterior view of Joe Richolson. Outside of negative envelope reads: "Joe Richolson - (Tpt. C-S), Bakersfield, July, 1961."
Date: 1961
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Rex Downing and Hilda Rettberg
Description: Exterior view, identified as Rex Downing and Hilda Rettberg. Negative envelope reads: "Rex Downing (Tbn.,Coon-Sanders), Little Rock [Arkansas], June, 1961".
Date: 1961
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Rex Downing and Harvey Rettberg
Description: Exterior view with Harvey Rettberg on the left and Rex Downing on the right. Negative envelope reads: "Nighthawks-West Coast Trip".
Date: 1961
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Clyde Hahn and Others
Description: Exterior view, identified on negative envelope as left to right: Hilda Rettberg, Sis Stout, Clyde Hahn, and Russ Stout. Taken at Whitewater Falls (South Carolina?) in 1961.
Date: 1961
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Floyd Estep
Description: Exterior view of Floyd Estep. Identification written on negative envelope: "Floyd Estep (Reeds, C-S), Burbank, Cal., 1961".
Date: 1961
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders Standing By 1931 Cord Automobile
Description: Exterior view of Joe Sanders leaning on his 1931 Cord with the Coon-Sanders Orchestra sign on the trunk.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Joe Sanders at the piano, Carleton Coon by drums, and the rest of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks. Location not identified.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ralph Charles and Biplane
Description: Exterior view of pilot Ralph Charles standing by his biplane called Miss Buckeye. According to Edmiston's book, Mr. Charles took Joe Sanders on his first airplane ride going from Zanesville, Ohio, to Charleston, West Virginia, where the band played on October 1, 1927.
Date: 1927~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Carleton Coon
Description: Portrait of Carleton Coon seated at a drum set with a banner behind him that reads "The Original Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra."
Date: 1920~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders on Tour
Description: Exterior view identified as Joe Sanders in front and Carl Nordberg standing beside Joe's Buick on the way to Oklahoma City to perform. Oil derricks can be seen in the background. Exact location not given. Group encountered flood conditions on the trip.
Date: 1923-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Carleton Coon and Other Members of the Nighthawks
Description: Exterior view, on a road in Oklahoma and identified from left to right as Carleton Coon, Carl Nordberg, Pop Estep, and Harry Williams. The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks on their way to Oklahoma City to perform. The group had just been through flood conditions on the way. Sanders in his scrapbook captions the photo: "Just out of Tulsa with the first firm ground which our feet had touched since Joplin."
Date: 1923-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Carlton Coon Rites Friday
Description: Article announcing the death of Carleton Coon and the arrival of his body in Kansas City. Coon died May 4, 1932 in Chicago as a result of blood poisoning caused by an abcessed jaw.
Date: 1932-05-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Dudley Wilkinson
Description: Close-up view of Dudley Wilkinson, tour manager for the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks. May have been taken at Richmond, Indiana. Wilkinson replaced Hank Linder after he departed. Sanders in his scrapbook captions the photo: "The world's champion tour manager--formerly Nora Bayes' accompanist--Bus. Mgr. for a Ziegfeld show--and a wizard on time tables."
Date: 1926~
Object Type: Photograph

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