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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 Band
Description: Exterior view of Coon-Sanders Band. Identified in Fred Edmiston's book The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks as left to right: Bill Haid, John Thiell, Joe Richolson, Joe Sanders, Carleton Coon, Orville Knapp, Harold Thiell, Nick Musolino, and Pop Estep at Niles. Michigan in 1925.
Date: 1925
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: Harold Thiell and Russ Stout
Description: Exterior view, identified from left to right as Harold Thiell, Ed Rettberg (Harvey's son), and Russ Stout.
Date: 1961
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harold Thiell and Russ Stout
Description: Exterior view identified from left to right as Harold Thiell, Ed Rettberg, and Russ Stout. Also identifies as sax and clarinet and gives the address of 6042 Bolling Drive, Orlando, Florida. This appears to be Thiell's address and the photo may have been taken at this location. Ed Rettberg is the son of Harvey Rettberg.
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: Harold Thiell
Description: Exterior view, identified as Harold Thiell who played reeds with the Coon-Sanders Band. Location of photograph given as St. Augustine, September 1961.
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 Novelty Orchestra
Description: Eight-members of the novelty orchestra of Coon Sanders shown with instruments, including a baby-grand piano, on stage in unknown place. Printed on the front of the drum: Coon Sanders Novelty Orchestra/Exponents of Aristocratic Jazz.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon Sanders Novelty Orchestra
Description: Eight-members of the novelty orchestra of Coon Sanders shown with instruments, including a baby-grand piano, on stage in unknown place. Printed on the front of the drum: "Coon Sanders Novelty Orchestra/Exponents of Aristocratic Jazz."
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: 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: Rites for Carlton Coon
Description: Article describing the funeral of Carleton Coon, co-director of the Coon-Sanders Orchestra. The services were conducted by a minister of the Third Church of Christ Scientist, and Coon was buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Date: 1932-05-06
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: ''Rupe'': Wayne Ruppenthal
Description: Article describing the life and career of trumpeter Wayne Ruppenthal. Ruppenthal, a native of Russell, Kansas, began taking cornet lessons at age 13 from "Mr. Deines", a former member of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Orchestra.
Date: 1997-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

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