Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Audience member seated during Bettye Miller's birthday party performance.

Audience members during Bettye Miller's birthday party performance. Two women are applauding.

Unidentified bearded African American man speaking or performing in front of an audience at Bettye Miller's birthday party. A suitcase is at his feet and the audience is standing along the all. Part...

Bettye Miller talking and laughing with an unidentified white woman and white man at her birthday party. Other people can be seen in the background.

Bettye Miller standing while reading a note in her hand. Two unidentified white women are standing beside her and an unidentified man seated on a couch beside her has just handed Miller the note she's...

Bettye Miller speaking with two unidentified white women during her birthday party. One of the women she's speaking with has her head turned away from the camera. Miller is holding a small scrap of...

Bettye Miller standing outside the venue her birthday party is being held in with three unidentified African American men and an unidentified white woman. The man second from the left is holding a...

Milt Abel posing for a photo with Marian McPartland. Both are smiling widely an Abel is standing with his double bass in front of him. Taken during the "Women's Jazz Festival" held in Memorial Hall...

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, 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 posing for a photo with an unidentified white woman and white man at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are looking at the camera.

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 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.

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...

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.

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)...

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.

An unidentified man and woman walking along the walkway outside the venue hosting Bettye Miller's birthday party. Both facing the camera, smiling. A row of parked cars can be partially seen at the...