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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

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Cotton Candy at Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

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Cotton Candy Washington looks to her left to sing into the microphone as she plays a keyboard during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. An unidentified guitarist is visible behind her.

Date Published

2006-06-25

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Guitarists
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)

2001-2010 (1)

Subjects (Collection)

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

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

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

Events (Collection)

Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2006) (1)

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