Mission Bay High Dixie Jazz Band Button

Mission Bay High Dixie Jazz Band Button

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This button is from the Mission Bay High Dixie Jazz Band in San Diego, California. It is a round button with a white background with blue printing, covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:

MISSION BAY HIGH
[image of clarinet and trumpet players]
DIXIE JAZZ BAND

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
button
user
Levin, Floyd
place made
United States: California, San Diego
Physical Description
ink (overall material)
metal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm
ID Number
2011.3086.176
nonaccession number
2011.3086
catalog number
2011.3086.176
Credit Line
Gift of Lucille Levin
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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