Appointment book belonging to the The Dixie Hummingbirds

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A lined blank book used as a date book, with hand-drawn lines and handwritten labels. The covers are black paper with a red cloth spine and outer corners. On the front cover, a collage of clippings reading "The / Dixie Hummingbirds / 75th / Anniversary Celebration / 2004 / 2004" and is covered with clear adhesive tape. Monthy calendar clippings are glued to the inside covers. The calendar entries on the book's pages are for 2004, with each day taking about three lines. The last section of the book contains names, addresses and phone numbers of venues, hotels and individual people. Also included ain this section re playlists for specific concerts. The books pages are held together with fishing line.

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