Rayburn Moore collection, circa 1938-1967. 1938-1967.

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Rayburn Moore collection, circa 1938-1967. 1938-1967.

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The Rayburn Moore collection consists of footage related to the Moore family. Also included are two reels of film showing touring performances of KFFA Radio's "King Biscuit Time," and one reel showing a walking tour around Ralston Purina's Research Farm outside of St. Louis, Missouri. One of the King Biscuit Time reels is a circa 1943 country store performance by blues artists Sonny Boy Williamson and Robert Junior Lockwood. The second King Biscuit Time reel is a 1952 bus performing tour of various Arkansas locations by Sonny Boy Williamson and other African-American performers.

19 film reels : si., b&w and col. ; 8 mm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7966950

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Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006

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Williamson, Sonny Boy, -1965

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Moore, Max, 1895-1979

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Saint Louis, MO. From the description of Pamphlets, ca.1932-1934. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122584473 ...