[Portrait of Lester Young, Famous Door, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946] (LOC)

    Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

    [Portrait of Lester Young, Famous Door, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946]

    1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

    Notes:
     Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 498
    Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress.
    Purchase William P. Gottlieb
    Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress).

    Subjects:
     Young, Lester, 1909-1959
    Jazz musicians--1940-1950.
    Saxophonists--1940-1950.
    Fifty-second Street (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.
    Famous Door

    Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950.
    Film negatives--1940-1950.

    Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig...

    Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
    (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/

    Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005

    General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html

    Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.09431

    Call Number: LC-GLB23- 0943

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    2. Leif Bop (29 months ago | reply)

      Probably same occasion as the next photo.
      Famous Door became Spotlite Club in November 1944.
      (“Night Club Reviews: Spotlite Club, New York,” Billboard, December 2, 1944, 26, 33).
      It became Famous Door once more from December mid, 1946.
      (“Four Spots Left, Jazz Blows Final Breath on 52ns Street,” Down Beat January 15, 1947, 3).
      it switched to striptease in November 1947.
      (“The Swing on Swing Street Is From Be-Bop to Be-Pretty,” Billboard, November 15, 1947; 37).

    3. fdmundo (8 months ago | reply)

      This photo is flipped L-R.

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