Great group of 19 vintage photos of big band musicians and leaders, 8 x 10 and 10 x 8, each signed in ink by the subject, with many inscribed. Signers are: Harry James, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Glenn Gray, Stan Kenton, Clyde McCoy, Ralph Flanagan, Ray Anthony, Xavier Cugat, Woody Herman, Carmen Cavallaro, Barney Bigard, Billy Eckstine, Les Brown, Frankie Laine, Vaughn Monroe, Maynard Ferguson, and Willie Maiden. In overall fine condition, with emulsion loss to the corners of the Tommy Dorsey and Stan Kenton photos.

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