The Lieutenant Colonel Mixes Into A Jive Session
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The Lieutenant Colonel Mixes Into A Jive Session
ca. 1944
Gelatin silver print
19.5 x 24.1 cm.
Museum accession
Inscriptions verso-(printed) "2772" "From: Public Relations Division U.S. Coast
Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
"The Lieutenant Colonel Mixes Into A Jive Session" "Down in the hold
of a Coast Guard-manned transport in the waters of India goes the
lieutenant colonel with his clarinet. Strains of jive had seeped up to
the deck and he decided to join in. And so, for an appreciative
audience of G.I. Joes and Coast Guardsmen, the clarinet - accordion -
drum trio 'goes to town' with the hottest tunes of the day..."
Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
"The Lieutenant Colonel Mixes Into A Jive Session" "Down in the hold
of a Coast Guard-manned transport in the waters of India goes the
lieutenant colonel with his clarinet. Strains of jive had seeped up to
the deck and he decided to join in. And so, for an appreciative
audience of G.I. Joes and Coast Guardsmen, the clarinet - accordion -
drum trio 'goes to town' with the hottest tunes of the day..."
