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Photograph of the Four Tons of Rhythm band

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Bands, Chauncey Downs Collection, Four Tons of Rhythm

Photograph of drummer Samuel "Baby" Lovett

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Bands, Chauncey Downs Collection, The Blue Devils, Samuel "Baby" Lovett circa 1900-1989

Photograph of Chauncey Downs, Bill "Count" Basie and Chester Franklin

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Count Basie 1904-1984, Chauncey Downs Collection, Chauncey Downs circa 1904-1966, Chester A Franklin 1880-1959

Photograph of Chauncey Downs and five unidentified women on stage

Jazz, Arts and Culture, Chauncey Downs Collection, Chauncey Downs circa 1904-1966, Unidentified

Photograph of the Chauncey Downs Orchestra

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Bands, Chauncey Downs Collection, Chauncey Downs Orchestra, Chauncey Downs circa 1904-1966

Photograph of Kansas City jazz legends Samuel "Baby" Lovett, Count Basie and Chauncy Downs.

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Count Basie 1904-1984, Chauncey Downs circa 1904-1966, Samuel "Baby" Lovett circa 1900-1989

Photograph of unidentified jazz dancer

Jazz, Dance, Arts and Culture, Davis Collection, Unidentified

Photograph of the El Capitan's 3 Bars Band

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Davis Collection, Bands, El Capitian's 3 Bars

Photograph of seven unidentified jazz musicians and Lionel Hampton

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Davis Collection, Lionel Hampton, Unidentified

Photograph of unidentified man and woman

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Davis Collection, Women, Unidentified