Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is standing in front of her piano and Abel is holding his bass beside her. Both looking at the camera.

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel together. Miller is in a white dress and Abel is resting his arm on his double bass.

Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is seated at a piano and Abel is standing behind her with his double bass. Both looking at the camera.

Promotional photograph of George Tindley and New Redcaps. The men are seated in a row with Mary standing behind them. All looking forward.

Promotional photograph of Ketty Lester wearing a floor length gown and looking toward the camera. Text on photo border reads "Ketty Lester".

Promotional photograph of Ketty Lester holding a fur stole and looking over to the left of the photo. Text on photo border reads "Ketty Lester".

Promotional photograph of "Lonnie and The Band". There are six men and one woman pictured with Lonnie McFadden (center) holding a trumpet.

Promotional photo of Louis Jordan and Dottie Smith. The text reads "Louis Jordan's Tympany '5'" and "Dottie Smith".

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. Two women and a man are standing in a group speaking to each other; an older man with a cane is seated in a rocking...

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women are on stage dressed as enslaved persons in front of cotton plant props while they sing. One...

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women standing on stage and looking out to the audience. Some are in formal clothes, some in...

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women standing on stage and looking out to the audience. Some are in formal clothes, some in...

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women dressed as enslaved persons standing in front of props designed to look like cotton plants. A...

Scene from the play "Negroid Evolution" produced and directed by Bettye Miller. A group of men and women, dressed in 19th century costumes, are lying in a crowded group on the floor of the stage. The...