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Rex Stewart playing trumpet at Crystal Ballroom, Fargo, N.D.
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| Title | Rex Stewart playing trumpet at Crystal Ballroom, Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1940-11-07 |
| Creator | Towers, Jack
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| Creator Role | Photographer
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| Description | Close view of man playing trumpet. Drum behind him and other musicians in background. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Entertainment
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Music
Music ensembles
Musicians
Musical instruments
Jazz musicians
Trumpets
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| Subject (LCSH) | African Americans
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| Personal Name | Stewart, Rex William, 1907-1967
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| Organization Name | Crystal Ballroom (Fargo, N.D.)
Duke Ellington Orchestra
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| Location | Fargo (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 467.1.4 |
| Format of Original | Gelatin silver prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 22 x 18 cm. |
| Transcription | "Ellington trumpet, Rex Stewart, Crystal Ballroom, Fargo, ND 11-7-40" - Printed label on back of print. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff. |
| Biography/History | This performance by the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the Crystal Ballroom in Fargo, N.D. on November 7, 1940 was recorded by Dick Burris and Jack Towers, using a portable disk-cutting recorder and microphone borrowed from North Dakota Agricultural College. The recording was published in 1978 under the title: Duke Ellington At Fargo, 1940 Live.In 1990 the recording was issued on CD under title: Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Fargo, North Dakota, November 7, 1940. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Duke Ellington Photograph Collection 467
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| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (467.1.4) |
| Rights Management | Copyright retained by creator, with permission given to the Institute to make copy upon request. |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs006829 |
| Original Source | photographic print |
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