Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks

Description: Members of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks band are posed with their luggage beside a train car. Sanders in his scrapbook captions the photo: "The dirty dozen beside our palatial Burlington 'Toonerville' en route for a long hard ride of two miles--from Dubuque, Iowa, to E. Dubuque, Ill. This luxurious super-train, consisting of one coach, half baggage, half day coach, would have had a day off, but for us. We were the only passengers." The band's poster can be seen on the side of the train car. Edmiston in his book identifies from left: Rex Downing, Floyd Estep, Rex Stout, Bob Pope, Joe Sanders, Pop Estep, Linder (tour manager), J. Thiell, H. Thiell and Joe Richolson.

Date: April 1926

Item Type: Photograph, b/w, 5 in. x 7 in.

Collection: Fred Edmiston Papers
See finding aid: http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/u?/Local,37037

Notes: This photograph appears on page 322 of Edmiston's book "The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks." It can be found in SC1, Box 6.1, Joe Sanders Scrapbook A, p. 23 (photocopies) with commentary by Sanders.

Location: SC1-3, Box 1, Folder 20, #80

Subject: Musicians; Music ensembles; Bands;

Local Subject: Coon-Sanders Band; Nighthawks; Sanders, Joe

Digital Format: jpeg

Barcode: 10017880

Repository: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri

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