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Photo attached to paper stamped "compliments of Satchmo"; on the back is printed, "LOSE WEIGHT THE SATCHMO WAY". Autograph reads: "Satchmo Johnny Mercer "Man" More Spades love you than you have no idea. Yea Go on Boy - Louis Armstrong"

Photo attached to paper stamped "compliments of Satchmo"; on the back is printed, "LOSE WEIGHT THE SATCHMO WAY". Autograph reads: "Satchmo Johnny Mercer "Man" More Spades love you than you have no idea. Yea Go on Boy - Louis Armstrong"

Bing Crosby (right) at a mock-minstrel show.

Unidentified performers at a mock-minstrel show.

Publicity photo of Johnny Mercer for Capitol Records.

Unidentified performers at a mock-minstrel show.

Johnny Mercer with Frankie Carle, Peggy Lee, and Dave Barbour (1912-1965).

l-r: Sammy Fain, Johnny Mercer, L. Wolfe Gilbert, unidentified man at an ASCAP dinner, ca. late-1960s.

Donald O'Connor and Muriel Landers in a spoof of The King and I. International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton.

Head shot of Johnny Mercer ca. 1950s.

Orchestra leader during a spoof of The King and I. International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton.

William Frawley (1887-1966), second from left, and unidentified performers at a mock-minstrel show.

Johnny and Ginger Mercer at a Christmas party, ca. 1966.

Contact prints of Johnny Mercer with various studio musicians.

Johnny Mercer with a pencil under his chin. File identifies the date as "before mid-1947".

Johnny Mercer with sheet music at Capitol Records microphone.

Johnny Mercer and his cousin, Walter Rivers, in Birmingham, Alabama looking at sheet music.

Johnny, fourth from left, and Ginger Mercer, second from right, at a dinner with a group including Jerry Colonna (with mustache, behind Ginger) and Red Skelton (1913-1997), at far right.

Band leader Paul Weston and Johnny Mercer at Capitol Records microphone.

Program for the 1938 Westwood Marching and Chowder Club.

Text on reverse: "Young Zoot Suiter in Hospital After Shooting! Los Angeles, Calif., At the General Hospital, Vincent Duarte, 15-year-old zoot suiter was confronted by his mother, Mrs. Vera Duarte Trujillo, and his step-father Adolph Trujillo, as he lay on a cot, his legs propped in the air to heal wounds inflicted when a railroad guard shot him after he failed to stop while running away from a stink bombing of an Azusa theater." Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), writer and civil rights activist, collected these photographs during the course of his career fighting for equality throughout the Southern United States.

Text on reverse: "Reds riot in Los Angeles. Three police officers were injured and eight communists were arrested in riots at Los Angeles, Calif., January 20th, when officers thwarted attempts to hold a "hunger march" on the City Hall. This picture shows a cop getting a little rough treatment by the crowd and a motorcycle officer hurrying to his aid." Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), writer and civil rights activist, collected these photographs during the course of his career fighting for equality throughout the Southern United States.

Professional portrait of Amanda Mercer as a baby, ca. 1941.

Johnny Mercer in an Indian wig at Project SHARE benefit, 1960.

Amanda Mercer with a doll at Christmas.

Amanda Mercer with two dolls at Christmas.

Amanda Mercer with book at Christmas.

Amanda Mercer at Christmas.

Ginger and Johnny Mercer at a piano.

Judy Garland (1922-1969) in a publicity photo.

Singing group The Mills Brothers. Clockwise from top left: Harry, James, Sr., Herbert, and Donald Mills.

Saxophonists Vido Musso and Dave Mathews with singer Billie Holiday.

A bearded Johnny Mercer shares a laugh with composer Henry Mancini (1924-1994).

Jeff Mercer standing in the brick walkway leading to the family's West Hollywood home at 8218 De Longpre Avenue.

Ginger Mercer and her son Jeff outside Mandy Mercer's Los Angeles home on Sadring Avenue in the Woodland Hills neighborhood. Back of photo reads: Spring-Summer '69.

Johnny and Ginger Mercer pose outside Mandy Mercer's Los Angeles home on Sadring Avenue in the Woodland Hills neighborhood.

Johnny Mercer's West Hollywood home at 8218 De Longpre Avenue, after renovations, but before 1950, when the house next door was replaced by an apartment building.

Johnny Mercer, with his daughter Amanda and two friends, attend the ballet.

Amanda Mercer at a party with her friends. Back of photo reads: Summer '42.

Ginger Mercer with her grandson Teague and a baby.

Ginger Mercer outside with toddler son Jeff.

Amanda Mercer puts her doll in the fireplace. Back of photo reads: December '41.

Amanda Mercer playing in the sand at a playground. Back of photo reads: Summer '42.

Ginger Mercer, at left, with two unidentified women at a meeting of the Songwriters' Guild of America.

Graduation ceremonies for Jeff Mercer.

Amanda Mercer playing with a friend outside, Summer 1943.

Amanda Mercer playing a match game on the floor.

Amanda Mercer hosts a party as her mother Ginger and nurse Connie, seated, look on. Back of photo reads: Summer '42.

Ginger sits on Johnny Mercer's lap at their Bel Air home.

Amanda Mercer eating cake. Back of photo reads: December '41.