Chauncey Downs Collection | Black Archives of Mid-America

Photograph of the Four Tons of Rhythm band

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

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 the Chauncey Downs Orchestra at 1940 Linden High School Prom

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Bands, Education, Chauncey Downs Collection, Chauncey Downs Orchestra, Linden High School

Flier advertising Pre-Thanksgiving dance, prom and mixer

Streets and neighborhoods, Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Heart of America Training School, Education, Chauncey Downs Collection, Celester White, Prom, New Prospect Hall, Prospect Avenue

Photograph of Chauncey Downs and band at Jazz Jubilee

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Bands, Chauncey Downs Collection

Photograph of Curtyse Foster and Orchestra

Music, Jazz, Arts and Culture, Bands, Chauncey Downs Collection, Curtyse Foster and Orchestra, Curtyse Foster