Lee Searight University of California Orchestra photograph album [graphic]. ca. 1925-ca. 1932.

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Lee Searight University of California Orchestra photograph album [graphic]. ca. 1925-ca. 1932.

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Album contains snapshots documenting the leisure time activities of members of the Lee Searight University of California Orchestra during their tours of various US and European locations, including London, Paris, and the University of California, Berkeley. Several photographs throughout album depict band members posing with their tour car and a sign advertising the orchestra and promoting Texaco motor oil. Includes photographs of the six-member band en route to Europe aboard the SS Leviathan. While a few photographs depict band members posing with their instruments, there are no photographs of the band in performance. Also includes earlier snapshots of Searight, as well as his friends and/or family.

1 album (ca. 450 photographic prints) : 19 x 29 cm

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Lee Searight was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley class of 1932. From the description of Lee Searight University of California Orchestra photograph album [graphic]. ca. 1925-ca. 1932. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 654830662 ...

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