Collection of more than 90 vintage 8 x 10 and 10 x 8 photos, each signed in ink and inscribed to Frank, a chef, and later, manager at the popular Meadowbrook night club in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Represented: Frank Dailey (bandleader who was the proprietor of the Meadowbrook), Nita Del Campo, Sammy Kaye, Les Brown, Ford Buckley, Vaughan Monroe, Mel Tormé, Ray Eberle, Harry James, Vic Damone, Les Elgart, Tex Benecke, Fred Lowery, Horace Heidt, Tony Pastor, Woody Herman, Louis Prima (two), Shep Fields, Perry Como, Skitch Henderson, Glen Gray, Sony Calello, Eddy Howard, Randy Brooks, Ernie “Cecil” Rudisill, Walter Gross, Buddy Moreno, Sonny Dunham, Phil Brito, Jimmy [Vincent], Arthur Wright (with several band members), Blue Barron, Ray Eberle, Larry Clinton, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Tucker, Frankie Connors, Ray McKinley, Roy Eldridge, Al Donahue, Sam Donahue (two), Tony Pastor, Jan Garber, Johnny Thompson, Billy Bishop, Jack Powers, Jimmy Palmer, Johnny Long, Bob Chester, Gene Howard, Bill Lockwood, Jimmy Saunders, Elliot Lawrence, Ollie [O’Toole], Gene Williams, Frankie Carle, Robberts and White, Pierce and Roland, Larry and Lynn [“King and Queen of the Unicycle”], Charlie Spivak, Will Osborne, Rosalind Patton, Lee Castle, Rosemary and Bettie [Clooney], Perry [Mitchell; two], Rose Blau, Mary Marlow, Nancy Norman, Martha Tilton, Dolly Dawn, the Stardreamers, Sally Stuart, the King Sisters, Shirley Lloyd, Helen Lee, Marion Sutton, Joan Brooks, Liz Tilton, Toby Dearie, Lilyann Carol, Rosemary Calvin, Betty Barclay, Betty Bradley, Francey Lane, Marilyn Day, Nancy Reed, Jerry Farley and Howard Bissell, Ruth Davis, Meredith Blake, Virginia [Maxey], and Diana and Luis Los Barrancos. Accompanied by explanatory clippings and several unsigned vintage photos. In fine, clean condition overall, with an occasional surface mark, small crease, or smudge; a few signatures with slightly irregular adhesion, and scattered mild toning. RRAuction COA
