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ORIGINAL! VINTAGE 1947 BENNY GOODMAN CAPITOL RECORDS PROMO PHOTO by GENE LESTER (JAZZ)
VINTAGE 1947 BENNY GOODMAN CAPITOL RECORDS PROMO PHOTO by GENE LESTER (JAZZ)
AUTHENTIC VINTAGE 1947 CAPITOL RECORDS PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPH FEATURING THE KING OF SWING, BENNY GOODMAN.THIS ORIGINAL 8 1/8\" X 10\" BLACK AND WHITE SILVER GELATIN PRINT SHOWS GOODMAN SMILING WITH HIS CLARINET. THE FAMOUS VINTAGE CAPITOL RECORDS LOGO IS VISIBLE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE PHOTO IS PACKED WITH HISTORICAL DETAILS AND ARCHIVAL PROVENANCE:
- VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHER STAMP:
EXPLICITLY CREDITED TO GENE LESTER, THE NOTED HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY AND ENTERTAINMENT PHOTOGRAPHER. - ORIGINAL PROMO CAPTION: A TYPEWRITTEN SNIPPET HIGHLIGHTING GOODMAN\'S UPCOMING CONCERT: \"BENNY GOODMAN WHO WILL APPEAR ON \'A NIGHT OF MUSIC\' AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL MAY 23 (1947) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION.\"
- ARCHIVE STAMP: CRISP DATELINE STAMP READING \"OCT 11 1947\" RECORDING THE EXACT DAY IT WAS LOGGED INTO PRESERVATION.
- FILE NOTES: FEATURES A HANDWRITTEN VINTAGE FILE IDENTIFIER CUEING \"BENNY GOODMAN\" ALONG THE SIDE EDGE (PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PERIOD ARCHIVAL FILING NOTE FROM A PHOTO LIBRARIAN OR MEDIA ASSISTANT, NOT A PERSONAL AUTOGRAPH).
CONDITION:
GREAT SURVIVING SHAPE FOR AN AUTHENTIC MID-CENTURY PIECE WITH EXCELLENT CONTRAST AND CLARITY. PLEASE INSPECT BOTH HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS CAREFULLY FOR NATURAL VINTAGE AGE EDGING.
A WONDERFUL COLLECTIBLE FOR FANS OF JAZZ MEMORABILIA, BIG BAND HISTORY, MID-CENTURY HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY, AND EARLY CAPITOL RECORDS EPHEMERA.
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THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.
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