Donn With Cousins Waikiki
I assume the two little ones are cousins. At his Waikiki show.
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Waikiki Restaurant
Mystery Man at Don the Beachcomber Waikiki
I am assuming this is in Waikiki. This is from a negative so there is no notation or hints of
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Help ID Unknown Donn People
These images are from negatives in the Phoebe Beach Archive and thus have no notes for clues. I’d assume they
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Rosalie Stevenson
Here with a nice fernwood tiki. Mel Peterson to her right. This article mentions her as being active in hula
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Great Band at Don the Beachcomber
Left to right is Joe Custino on steel, Simeon Bright on guitar, Mel Peterson on uke, and Eddie Spencer on
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Virg Davidson-Chudacoff Co.
I started with this phot and the scribbling on the back: This photo was taken at about the opening on
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Early DtB Waikiki Aloha Hale
Here it is under construction. Donn’s original Hawaii location was pure Polynesian fantasy. Thatch roof, lauhala, pandamas. It was described
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Waltah Clarke at the Beachcomber
That’s Waltah with the gourd. He’s the guy who “occupied the third umbrella from the left,” on the beach at
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Actress/Singer Janet Blair Visits Donn in Waikiki
Actress and Big Band Singer Janet Blair visits Donn along with her second husband, tv producer Nick Mayo. they married
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Columnist Leonard Lyons Visits Donn in 1949
Noted for his syndicated column The Lyons Den in the New York Post, he was a world traveler. Wikipedia page:
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