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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 - 2 of 2 items

Scamps at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Fest 2004

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The Scamps on stage at the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Fest in 2004. Lucky Wesley is standing on the right side of a stage, smiling, wearing a French cap, and holding a plaque that reads, "Kansas...

Date Published

2004-06-04

Wallace Jones performs at Unity Temple on the Plaza

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Wallace Jones' left side, eyes closed, as he plays the drums at Unity Temple on the Plaza.

Date Published

2002-08-07

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Drummers (Musicians)
Jones, Wallace (Drummer)

Types (Collection)

photographs (2)

Genres (Collection)

Black & white photographs (2)
Gelatin silver prints (2)
Group portraits (1)
Portrait photographs (1)

Time Periods (Collection)

2001-2010 (2)

Subjects (Collection)

African American jazz musicians (2)
African American men (2)
Jazz musicians (2)
Blues festivals (1)
Double bassists (1)
Jazz singers (1)
Pianists (1)
Saxophonists (1)
(-) Drummers (Musicians) (2)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City (Kan.) (1)
Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
Massingale, Rudy (1)
Saunders, Eddie (1)
Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
Wesley, Lucky (1)
(-) Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (2)

Events (Collection)

Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2004) (1)

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