Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2011.29.001
Accession#:
2011.29
Credit Line:
Donated by Renee Guerin.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Royal and Eleanor O'Reilly with instruments
Photographer:
Amy Lou Blood
Studio:
Ordway's Photo Shop
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Year Range from:
1926
Year Range to:
1942
Description:
Black and white photograph of a woman sitting at a piano and a man standing behind her holding a double bass. Woman is in a striped dress with her hair pulled up. Piano blocks most of her body from view. Man is wearing a suit with a bow tie. Drapes in the background. Towards the lower proper left corner there is black text reading: "Amy Lou Blood \ ORDWAY'S"
Photograph is mounted on to a piece of matboard. There is a square pencil mark surrounding the photograph about .125—.25 of an inch from the photograph's edge. In the lower proper left there is a handwritten cursive note in pencil which reads: "To Amy Lou \ Our best wishes \ for success \ and happiness \ Royal and \ Eleanor O'Reilly".
Photograph is mounted on to a piece of matboard. There is a square pencil mark surrounding the photograph about .125—.25 of an inch from the photograph's edge. In the lower proper left there is a handwritten cursive note in pencil which reads: "To Amy Lou \ Our best wishes \ for success \ and happiness \ Royal and \ Eleanor O'Reilly".
Notes:
Royal and Eleanor O'Reilly were the most popular Night Club act of their generation, circa 1930's
People:
Guerin, Renee Penny Blood
Blood, Amy Lou
Barney, Amy Lou
O'Reilly, Eleanor
O'Reilly, Royal
Ordway, Fred
Ordway, Laura
Blood, Amy Lou
Barney, Amy Lou
O'Reilly, Eleanor
O'Reilly, Royal
Ordway, Fred
Ordway, Laura
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