Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller standing next to a large television set in a hotel room. She's wearing a black dress with pearls and facing the camera, smiling.

Bettye Miller on stage wearing a long white dress with floral accents. Facing the camera and smiling.

Bettye Miller posing on stage in a white dress with floral elements. Facing the camera.

Snapshot of Bettye Miller standing in front of a car parked in the lot in front of a large, unidentified, building. She's wearing plaid pants, a jacket, and a headscarf with sunglasses.

Bettye Miller seated in front of a microphone while playing piano. She's looking at the camera and smiling widely.

Bettye Miller playing piano in a living room. The top of the piano includes candlesticks and a Jayhawk figurine. She's facing the camera and smiling.

Bettye Miller playing piano. A curtain is close behind her and a microphone is set up in front of her. She's turned to the camera and smiling.

Close up view of Bettye Miller playing piano while wearing sunglasses. The keyboard is seen as a reflection in her lenses.

Bettye Miller seated in an armchair with a floral print. She's holding a paper cup with the Coca-Cola logo on it and there's an ashtray on the arm of the chair. She's facing the camera directly.

Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass visible.

Bettye Miller standing next to an arrangement of calla lilies. Behind her are two large oxygen tanks and a cylinder with the words "Super Charged" on it. She's standing with her hands behind her back...

Bettye Miller leaning over a table holding her birthday cake. She's doing something but it's unclear what. Photo taken from behind.

Deborah Brown singing into a microphone held close to her mouth. She's facing the left of the photo.

Set of three photographs of Bettye Miller in a graduation cap and gown. She is looking forward (top), to the right (center), and to the left (bottom).

Milt Abel playing double bass and wearing a bow tie and t-shirt for the event that reads "Women's Jazz Festival". Held in Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas.

Milt Able seated on the living room floor with Yogi, a Great Dane. A bookshelf is behind Abel and they're in front of a cabinet with a framed photos and a lamp on top.

Headshot of Milt Abel in a tuxedo. Facing the camera and smiling. He's not wearing glasses in this photo.

Milt Abel playing double bass. Photo taken from below and the side.

Milt Abel playing bass during Bettye Miller's birthday party.

Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. The photo is taken from the behind an audience, of which two members' heads are seen. They have drinks on a table in front of them.

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 double bass. There's a curtain behind him and he's facing to the right of the photo.

Milt Abel playing double bass in what appears to be a private home. He is facing the right of the photo.

A smiling Milt Abel wearing a dark suit standing in front of a patterned background.

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.