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View of an Idle 12 Club function. A group of African American (Black) men pose in front of a stage at a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The men wear tuxedos and bow ties. A jazz band is on the stage in the distance. On the wall near the stage a sign reads "Stag Show, Feb. 1955."

Interior view of the Cooper home in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows six musicians playing their instruments. Included are: coronet, valve trombone, piano, clarinet, and two violins. The upright piano has a decorative wooden engraving on the facing board and a star patterned cloth draped over it. A doll on top of the piano is leaning against a basket of flowers.

Sound Check: Musicians in Colorado

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