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Evie Quarles Collection

Evie Quarles Collection

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This collection consists of 866 images captured by Kansas City-based blues and jazz photographer, Evie Quarles. Quarles provided annotations for the photographs, identifying people, place, date, and event, rendering the collection highly discoverable to researchers.

Items in Collection: 866

Topics

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

1 - 1 of 1 items

Cotton Candy at Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Cotton Candy, wearing a dramatic hat and looking directly at the photographer, sings into a microphone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published

1998-07-18

Clear selected
Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1998)
Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007

Types (Collection)

photographs (1)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (1)
Gelatin silver prints (1)
Portrait photographs (1)

Time Periods (Collection)

1991-2000 (1)

Subjects (Collection)

African American jazz musicians (1)
African American women (1)
Blues festivals (1)
Jazz festivals (1)
Jazz musicians (1)
Jazz singers (1)
Music festivals (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

(-) Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (1)

Events (Collection)

(-) Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1998) (1)

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