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Lot #836
Chick Webb Signed Photograph

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Description

Influential jazz drummer and band leader (1905-1939). Scarce vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of a caricature of Webb wearing a bow tie, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "My best wishes to Millie, Sincerely, Chick Webb." In fine condition. Previous owner notes that her mother, Emily Grous Hollister, nicknamed 'Millie,' obtained the signature while working as a concierge to the stars at Hartford, Connecticut's State Theatre during the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, and Civil War
  • Dates: #695 - Ended July 10, 2024





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