Trumpet player Erskine Hawkins performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, October 14, 1944

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Image of Trumpet player Erskine Hawkins performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, October 14, 1944 — 2014.49.002-026-0089

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Trumpet player Erskine Hawkins performing at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, October 14, 1944

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Trumpet player Erskine Hawkins was best known for composing ""Tuxedo Junction"". Here, Hawkins plays the trumpet at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on October 14, 1944. Fan Helen Truhill, at the edge of the stage, smiles toward the camera.

Written on negative sleeve: 10-14-44 Erskine Hawkins Civic Audit.

ID Number: 2014.49.002.026.0089

Date: 1944

Creator(s): Smith, Albert J., Sr., Photographer

Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 2.25 x 2.25 in.

Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.

Credit: MOHAI, Al Smith Collection, 2014.49.002.026.0089

Subjects: Black/African American , Performing Arts and Music