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Benny Goodman Quartet in Malmö, Sweden

Description: Photograph the Benny Goodman Quartet in Malmö, Sweden, performing for a large crowd, with Dick Hyman on piano, Charles Short on bass, and Ed Shaughnessy on drums. The U.S. flag behind them has 48 stars, confirming a date before 1959, and 2 Scandinavian flags (Swedish, though the color is ambiguous in black and white) hang on either side of it, for further evidence of time and place. A sign above the stage refers to Skomakaregatan, in Malmö, and another refers to Hemmets Veckotidning, a magazine… more
Date: April 20, 1950

Big band in performance

Description: Photograph of a big band in performance or rehearsal. The conductor's back is to the camera, and Roy Eldridge is standing to his right. Other performers include drummer Shep Shepherd (probable identification), and trombonist Sandy Watson at far right.
Date: unknown

[Building Demolition]

Description: Photograph of a building under demolition. Four men are walking to the right of the building. One unidentified spectator has his back to the camera in the foreground, and another spectator is partially visible over his left shoulder.
Date: unknown
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