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Portrait of Bettye Miller at the piano

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Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller seated at a piano with her hand pressing down keys. Looking at the camera.
Date Published
1951
1960
Publisher
Garbo, Chicago
Subjects
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians
Pianists
African American women
Piano
Time Periods
1951-1960
Notes

No date; likely 1950s

Handwritten notes written randomly on verso [possibly play list?]: Joe Joe ; Happy Talking ; Close your eyes ; Moon Riviera ; My Fhavings [?] ; All or Nothing at All ; The Party is Over.

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

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0071.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Portrait photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Undetermined.
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 at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
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 at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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