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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

Jeff Jones at the Grand Emporium

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Jeff Jones looks at the photographer as he plays the keytar at the Grand Emporium.

Date Published

2000-08-22

Levee Town and Simplexity sit outside on the steps

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Groups Levee Town and Simplexity (Jeff Jones; GoGo Ray; Dave Wilkerson; Wes Blackman; Blaze; George Robinson; Tyson Leslie; Mark Gilmore) sit outside on steps and smile at the photographer.

Date Published

1999-11-18

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Jones, Jeff (Keytarist)

Types (Collection)

photographs (2)

Genres (Collection)

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

Time Periods (Collection)

1991-2000 (2)

Subjects (Collection)

African American men (2)
Blues musicians (2)
African American women (1)
Drummers (Musicians) (1)
Guitarists (1)
Keyboardists (1)
Keyboard players (1)
Singers (1)
Trumpet players (1)

Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Blackman, Wes (1)
Blaze (1)
Gilmore, Mark (1)
Go-Go Ray (1)
Leslie, Tyson (1)
Robinson, George (Trumpet player) (1)
Wilkerson, Dave (1)
(-) Jones, Jeff (Keytarist) (2)

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