Affiliated Items
Christmas Open House
Collection: Sherman and Nancy Bleakney
Description: Photograph shows a group of young men and women in formal wear standing on a gym floor. There are bleachers behind them and several young women are seated on them. Reverse of photograph is written on in ink and pencil: "girl at left in white top, with 4 hands / became Nancy (Tyler) Bleakney in 1952 / (died of cancer in 1999) / Xmas Open House 1949 / JSB".
Accession Number: 2011.006-BLE/37
Type: photograph
Gentlemen of Swing at Christmas dance
Collection: Sherman and Nancy Bleakney
Description: Photograph shows 12 young men in suits playing instruments. They are seated in two rows: The front row of men are playing saxophones and the row behind them are playing trumpets and trombones. A man in the far left is leaning over the music of one of the musicians. One of the men is seated at a piano in the front right of the image. The piano has pine boughs on it. A man sits at a drum set in the…
Accession Number: 2011.006-BLE/36
Type: photograph
Christmas Dance
Collection: Sherman and Nancy Bleakney
Description: Photograph shows a large group of young people sitting at tables. They are in formal wear. The wall behind them is decorated with garland and images. Someone dressed up as Santa Clause is standing beside one of the tables in the background and many of the people have their heads turned towards him. Reverse of the photograph is written on in ink and pencil: "See how lovely is Nancy's…
Accession Number: 2011.006-BLE/35
Type: photograph