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Title: Joe Sanders and Band
Description: Joe Sanders at piano, identified on the back as April 17, 1949, Quincy, Illinois, Terra-plaza.
Date: 1949-04-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: El Patio Dancing Hall
Description: Exterior, front view of the El Patio Dancing hall located at Lakeside Park, Denver, Colorado. Sanders captioned photo as found in SC1, Scrapbook A, p. 67: "Where we smashed all records, giving Isham Jones the beating of his young life." According to Edmiston's book, the band played here July 18-31, 1931.
Date: 1931
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders Band Members
Description: Partial view of a couple of the members of the Joe Sanders band group taking during an unidentified performance.
Date: 1946
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders and Last Band
Description: Identified on the back as "Joe's last band: 1952, This photo was taken on Joe's last road tour at Hotel Pere Marquette, Peoria, Illinois. The last job on this tour was at the Air Base at Rapids City, South Dakota."
Date: 1952
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks
Description: Interior view identified as "Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks. America's Premier Radio Orchestra." Identified on the back by Fred Edmiston as: Backrow, left to right: Carleton Coon, Joe Sanders, and Pop Estep. Front row, from left: John Thiell, Floyd Estep, Harold Thiell, Bill Haid, Joe Richolson and Rex Downing.
Date: 1926
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Joe Sanders and Pop Estep
Description: View of Joe Sanders on the left standing next to Pop Estep, location not given. Sanders in his scrapbook labels this picture: "D'ya see that?"
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders and Band Performing
Description: Stage view of Joe Sanders at the piano with the band and people dancing in the foreground. Probably taken in Chicago, Illinois.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nighthawk's Luggage
Description: View of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks luggage while on tour being loaded onto a truck at Raub, Indiana, to be hauded to Silver Lake, Indiana. Sanders in his scrapbook captions this photo: "Loading the baggage at Raub for the overland haul to Silver Lake, Indiana." Believed to be Joe Sanders in the foreground.
Date: 1926
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Exterior view of members of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks taken at Niagara Falls, New York. Identified by Edmiston in his book as from left: Floyd Estep, Bob Pope, Rex Downing, Russ Stout, Bud Wilkinson (tour manager), Joe Sanders, Johnny Coon (Carleton Coon's son), Pop Estep, and Joe Richolson.
Date: 1926
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Members of the Nighthawks standing at the train depot in Mattoon, Illinois. Identified by Edmiston in his book as from left: Knapp, J. Thiell, Musolino, Birge (partly hidden), Richolson, H. Thiell, Coon, and Estep. Sanders in his scrapbook captions the photo, "The gang at Mattoon, Ill."
Date: 1924-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders Orchestra
Description: Interior, performance view identified as part of the Joe Sanders Orchestra. Identified on the back of the photo as: Front - Dale Stoddard, Harold Thiell, Bill McDowell, Hubert Finlay; Rear - Jack Cathcart, George Wendt, Jack Gillespie, Rex Downing and Gary Nottingham. Location not given.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Members of the Nighthawks tossing coins down at the railroad depot in Mattoon, Illinois. Identified by Edmiston as standing from left: Knapp, Sanders, Coon, and Richolson. Sanders in his scrapbook captions the photo: "This little game nearly landed us in jail."
Date: 1924-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Exterior view of the band lined up on a rock somewhere in Indiana. Identified left to right: Harold Thiell, Carleton Coon, Russ Stout, Frank Estep, Bob Pope, John Thiell, Joe Sanders, Rex Downing, Joe Richolson, Floyd Estep, and John Coon. Taken while on tour.
Date: 1926
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Exterior view of band lined up at what is believed to be the train station area in Niles, Michigan. Edmiston indicates that they did not play here but must have changed trains. Identified in Edmiston's book as, left to right: Haid, J. Thiell, Richolson, Sanders, Coon, Knapp, H. Thiell, Musolino, and Estep.
Date: 1925
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Identified in Edmiston's book as "Joe's 'Nighthawk Pyramid,' depot in Iowa City, Iowa, about 20 September 1924." People are identified on top as: Dewey Birge (banjo), Orville Knapp (alto sax), John Thiell (tenor sax), Nick Musolino (trombone), Adams (asst. tour mgr.), Joe Richolson (trumpet). Middle from left: Hank Linder (tour mgr.), Joe Sanders (piano). Bottom from left: Harold Thiell (alto Sax), Carleton Coon (drums), and Frank "Pop" Estep (bass).
Date: 1924
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders in Mattoon, Illinois
Description: View of Joe Sanders holding his slipper in his hand with Harold Thiell and Joe Richolson looking on. The location is Mattoon, Illinois. Sanders in his scrapbook describes as: "The carpet slipper tells the tale of a forgetful young man, who packed all his shoes and was forced to travel all day in slippers. Mattoon, Ill."
Date: 1924-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Barbara Parks
Description: Photo of female vocalist Barbara Parks performing, probably with the Joe Sanders Band.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: View of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks with suits on at Castle Farm, Cincinnati, Ohio, where the band played during May 1927. Identified in Edmiston's book - Back row: Joe Sanders, Carleton Coon; second row (from left): Pop Estep, Pope, Downing, and Stout; front row (from left): J. Thiell, F. Estep, H. Thiell, and Richolson.
Date: 1927-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Exterior, partial view of Union Station located in Kansas City, Missouri. Sanders captions the photo in Scrapbook A (SC1, Box 6.1, p. 56): "Another view of the homecoming parade forming at the Kansas City Union Station." The Nighthawks had come back to Kansas City for a visit.
Date: 1927-12-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders Band Musicians
Description: Four musicians which were a part of Joe Sanders group shown playing at unknown location.
Date: 1946
Object Type: Photograph

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