Name/Title
Prinz (Spencer) Orchestra Group Photo, c. 1933Entry/Object ID
P2020.2.2Description
Prinz (Spencer) Orchestra Group Photo, c. 1933. sepia. Group photo of 9 men in white suits and black or brown/white wing-tip dress shoes, seated on steps in front of a residence with band instruments positioned behind them. Name of band is not identified but the members are listed on the back, headed by the name Spencer Prinz. St. Joseph News-Press, July 7, 1933, lists many of these same names as members of Spencer Prinz and his Country Club Orchestra, slated to play at Lake Contrary,
Spencer Prinz is the grandson of Jacob Spence, founder of the St. Joseph News. In 1936 he managed a new nightclub, called Club Robidoux, that opened in the Crystal Room. He later moved to Hollywood and formed an orchestra, that in 1940, released a recording of "Flight of the Bumblebee" that was on sale at Eshelman's in St. Joseph.
Identified on the back are:
Spencer Prinz
Lawrence Buzzard
Ray Murrell
G. Hutton Schnaitman
Harold J. Gilbert
Jimmy Westrich
Ed Holm
Barent Springsted, Jr.
Junior Zetz(?)Collection
Marshall & Melanie WhiteMade/Created
Studio
UnknownDate made
1933Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Music, Bands, OrchestrasSearch Terms
Prinz OrchestraRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Spencer PrinzPerson or Organization
Lawrence BuzzardPerson or Organization
Ray MurrellPerson or Organization
G. Hutton SchnaitmanPerson or Organization
Harold J. GilbertPerson or Organization
Westrich, JimmyPerson or Organization
Ed HolmPerson or Organization
Barent Springsted, Jr.Provenance
Notes
Purchased by donor at flea market type venue.