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Alvin Brooks helps Claude "Fiddler" Williams celebrate his 92nd birthday

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Alvin Brooks, eyes closed, speaks into a microphone as he stands with his arm around the shoulder of Claude "Fiddler" Williams at Fiddler's 92nd birthday celebration at Club Mardi Gras. Fiddler smiles at the photographer. Alvin Brooks wears a Fair Isle sweater and Fiddler in a striped suit. A drum set is visible behind Alvin's right shoulder. A large portrait of a face is on the wall behind them.
Date Published
2000-02-21
Publisher
Evie Quarles
Subjects
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians
Fiddlers
Violinists
City council members
African American men
Time Periods
1991-2000
Subjects, Geographic
Kansas City (Mo.)
Notes

February 21, 2000

Alvin Brooks. Claude "Fiddler" Williams. 92 Birthday. Club Mardi Gras 2/21/00.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_quarles_photo-0036.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
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All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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