Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing bass in front of a wall of photographs at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is seated to the left of the photograph and the hand of a...
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. He appears to be in a living room with floral patterned curtains behind him.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing double bass with a microphone in front of him. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing double bass. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo.
Milt Abel playing bass
Milt Abel playing double bass in what appears to be a private home. He is facing the right of the photo.
Milt Abel smiling
A smiling Milt Abel wearing a dark suit standing in front of a patterned background.
Milt Abel taking a photo
Photo of Milt Abel from the side and slightly behind while taking a photo with the camera held up to his eye. The camera has a flash cube tower attached to it.
Milt Abel taking a photo
Milt Abel taking a photograph of an unknown subject. Unidentified white woman is in front of Abel and to the side looking at what Abel is photographing.
Milt Abel under a tree
Milt Abel crouching under a tree in front of a large building in Philadelphia. He's wearing a light colored suit and a hat.
Milt Abel with Diane Gregg and Carol Comer
Milt Abel, center, holding a small model of a piano and double bass while looking toward Dianne Gregg standing next to him. At right is Carol Comer with hands applauding and eyes closed. All are...
Milt Abel with four others
Milt Abel with his bass posing for a photo to the right of a group of unidentified men (3 African American, one white). Three are standing and one man is seated in front of a drum set. All facing the...
Milt Abel with his double bass
Milt Abel with his double bass at Bettye Miller's birthday party. He's looking directly at the camera.
Milt Abel with unidentified woman and man
Milt Abel posing for a photo with an unidentified white woman and white man at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are looking at the camera.
Partial view of Bettye Miller's birthday cake
Partial view of Bettye Miller's birthday cake.
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified band performing in front of an audience at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are white men and include a pianist, double bassist, and a drummer. The audience is partially seen from...
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified band performing in front of an audience at Bettye Miller's birthday party. The audience is partially seen. An unidentified man is standing in front of the band, but his role is unclear.
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Performers in a line in front of an audience with a band behind them. The photo is taken from behind the audience, which is partially seen. It's unclear exactly what the performers are doing.
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified white woman singing with an unidentified African American male bassist performing in front of an audience during Bettye Miller's birthday party. Photo taken from behind the audience which...
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified white woman singing with an African American male bassist and white male guitarist in front of an audience during Bettye Miller's birthday party.
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified group performing during Bettye Miller's birthday party. A woman is seated and singing into a microphone, a man is playing piano, and a second man has an electric guitar (partially seen)...
Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Unidentified group performing during Bettye Miller's birthday party. A woman is seated and singing into a microphone, a man is playing piano, and a second man has an electric guitar.
Photobooth photos of Bettye Jo
Photobooth picture strip with two photos of Bettye Miller's daughter (likely), Bettye Jo, at three years old.
Playing to a large audience
Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing in front of a large crowd of white men and women standing in front of them. Photo taken from behind Miller's piano looking toward the crowd...
Saxophonist at Bettye Miller's birthday party
Saxophonist standing in the middle of an unidentified band during Bettye Miller's birthday party. Two audience members are partially seen from behind.
Saxophonist Bob Wilson and two others
Saxophonist Bob Wilson (right) holding his saxophone with an unidentified pianist in a plaid jacket seated behind him along with another unidentified man standing by the piano.