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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
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Description
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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."
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Date
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1924-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
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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."
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Date
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1924-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Joe Sanders in Mattoon, Illinois
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Description
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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."
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Date
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1924-09
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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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Exterior view of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks waiting for a train at the Mattoon, Illinois train depot. According to Edmiston, this would be the group's first road trip. Identified as: Knapp, J. Thiell, Sanders, Musolino, Cory Adams (assistant tour manager), Birge, Richolson, Estep, and Linder (tour manager).
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Date
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1924-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Joe Sanders and Orville Knapp
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Description
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Exterior view of reeds player Orville Knapp on the left and Joe Sanders on the right. Sanders captions the photo in his scrapbook: "A great picture of Knapp, engaged in an old Swedish custom with me." According to Edmiston's book, p. 328 - "Orville Knapp played reeds...After he left Coon-Sanders in the summer of 1925, he eventually clicked with his own band that he started in 1934." His career was cut short when the airplane he was piloting crashed on July 16, 1936, near Boston, Massachusetts.
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Date
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1924-09
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Object Type
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Photograph