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Title
Ferris Jazzland Revue jazz band
Alternative Title
Shades of L.A. Photo Collection
Contributor
Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1925
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and educational use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/orderinguse.html for additional information.
The contents of this collection are restricted to personal, research, and non-commercial use. The Library cannot share the personal and/or contact information of the donors, their descendants, or associates who contributed photographs and oral histories to the collection.
Description
Men and women comprise the Ferris Jazzland Revue jazz band, circa 1925. Included in the band is a banjo player who is a woman as is the drummer. Bismark Ferris (far right, sax) was band leader. Amy Ferris is at top, center.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00001822
Shades of L.A. Collection; Shades of L.A.: African American Community
S-000-553 120
CARL0000010470
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/75941
Subject
Ferris, Amy
Ferris, Bismark
Ferris Jazzland Revue
Musicians--California--Los Angeles
Women musicians--California--Los Angeles
Jazz musicians--California--Los Angeles
Big bands--California--Los Angeles
Shades of L.A. Collection photographs
Shades of L.A. African American photographs
Source
Williams, Barbara

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