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Joe Williams

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Portrait of Joe Williams with a dark jacket and white shirt facing the camera, lips slightly parted.

Date Published
1981
1990

John Mason in blackface

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John "Spider Bruce" Mason performing in blackface at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. One of the last African American comedians to appear in blackface.

Date Published
1931
1940

Jonah Jones

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Portrait of Jonah Jones with a hat and his trumpet.

Date Published
1981
1990

Kansas Fields

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Kansas Fields looking at a piece of paper he's holding in his hands.

Date Published
1951
1960

Louis Armstrong and lilacs

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Louis Armstrong, wearing a white helmet of some sort and holding and armful of lilacs arrives in Sweden greeted by a military looking person and followed by a group of people, including a photographer...

Date Published
1965-06-10

Louis Armstrong with his audience

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Louis Armstrong smiling and interacting with his audience of mostly white children while holding his trumpet; performing with Zutty Singleton, Bobby Hackett, and others.

Date Published
1931
1940

Man by a wall

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An unidentified African American man in a suit and tie, smiling, standing by a wall hung with photos, posters and other items.

Date Published
1971
1980

Peppy Prince

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Signed portrait of Peppy Prince (i.e. Preston Prince) with his drum set.

Date Published
1978

Photo album page of Derb in Honolulu

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Derb in evening gown and smoking "Mrs. Clayton, Please"; Derb with an unidentified group of people beside a horse and carriage "At the Pier"; Derb in evening gown with a jacket "Doib"; Derb with an...

Date Published
1934
1937

Photo of a young man

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Portrait of an unidentified young African American man with hat and bowtie.

Date Published
1921
1930

Playing at a party

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Buck Clayton playing trumpet at a party in front of a white woman with a drink, a white girl, and a white man; an unidentified white male clarinet player is next to Buck.

Date Published
1961
1970

Postcard featuring disc jockey Georgie Woods

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Unsent postcard featuring Georgie Woods holding a record album and with a microphone bearing the legend WHAT (Philadelphia radio station) at the top of it.

Date Published
1951
1960