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Brian Thurn Collection

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Brian Thurn Collection
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Brian Thurn Collection
The Brian Thurn collection is comprised of photographs of objects and memorabilia that reflect aspects of the African-American cultural experience during the 20th century, particularly in and around Kansas City.
Items in Collection: 74
Topics
Advertising & Media
Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry
Kansas City History
Politics & Government
26 - 26 of 26 items

Unidentified woman

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Unidentified woman wearing jacket with striped lining.

Date Published
1941
1950

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Types (Collection)

  • photographs (26)

Genres (Collection)

  • Black & white photographs (26)
  • Portrait photographs (24)
  • Group portraits (16)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (26)
  • (-) Snapshots (26)

Time Periods (Collection)

  • 1941-1950 (25)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects (Collection)

  • African American jazz musicians (14)
  • African American men (8)
  • African American women (5)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Restaurants (1)
  • Restaurateurs (1)
  • Sprinters (1)
  • Track and field athletes (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

  • 18th and Vine District (8)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (8)

Subjects, People (Collection)

  • Lovett, Baby (3)
  • Vale, Teddy (3)
  • Dairs, Lotty (2)
  • Stafford, Bobby (2)
  • Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970 (1)
  • Fulson, Lowell (1)
  • Moore, Gatemouth, 1913-2004 (1)
  • Taylor, Myra (1)
  • Wilson, Bob (Saxophonist) (1)

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