Billie Stein and Her Harmony Girls Orchestra, circa 1930

Item

Identifier: B063.02.0002.00019

Staff Only

Abstract

Billie (Lillian) Stein and her all-girl orchestra, The Harmony Girls, dressed as cowgirls, pose for a group portrait. Billie Stein is on the far right. Billie Stein started her own all-girls band at the age of 14 and traveled throughout the United States performing on her trumpet.

Dates

circa 1930

Creator

W. Wellington Studios (Photographer, Organization)

Digital Repository

Billie Stein and Her Harmony Girls Orchestra

Rights and Usage Statement

Extent

1 Items (photograph)

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection contains materials intentionally assembled by the Ira M. and Peryle Hayutin Beck Memorial Archives of Jews in the Rocky Mountain region. The bulk of the photographs are from or related to various towns in Colorado, but the collection also contains photographs from other states in the western United States and other countries. There are some 19th century photograph types represented in the collection, including albumen prints, daguerrotypes, tintypes, post cards, colorized prints, cabinet cards, and cartes-de-visite.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair 10 x 8 inches black and white

Provenance

Donated by Billie Stein.

General

reformatted digital

Title supplied by archivist.

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on back: ''Circa 1930, Billie Stein's Harmony Girl's Orchestra, Denver Colo, #1126, Billie Stein far right.'' On envelope: ''#1126 Billie (Lillian) Stein Collection''.