Betty Crow Collection

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A rooftop air conditioning unit is being lowered onto the roof. It is hanging from straps attached to a crane off...

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified men are installing insulation around a wooden and metal mount in the middle of the roof to house a...

Cowboy Raymond Jones and Bill Cox laying new tiles on the floor of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones is kneeling on the left while hammering tiles. Cox is sitting on the...

Cowboy Raymond Jones and Bill Cox laying new tiles on the floor of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones is kneeling on the left while hammering tiles. Cox is sitting on the...

A crowd of unidentified people sitting at tables during an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. The tables have pink and purple coverings. Purple and white balloons are...

A crowd of unidentified people attending an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone is talking and milling about. A table with refreshments is in the back against a...

Duke Samuels playing bass at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Samuels is wearing a gray jacket and looking down while he plays.

Elsa Hart, Betty Crow, Milt Abel II, Milt Abel, and Chloe Abel sitting left to right during a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone is looking up and smiling. They...

Everette DeVan and an unidentified woman performing at a Halloween event for the Mutual Musicians Foundation. The woman is singing into a microphone in her hand. DeVan is playing piano in back. Orange...

Five unidentified people sitting around a dining table with red tablecloth during a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone is looking forward and smiling...

Five unidentified people sitting around a dining table with red tablecloth during a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone is looking forward and smiling...

Four unidentified people sitting around a dining table during a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone is looking forward and smiling. The table is covered...

Gerald Dunn playing saxophone at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. People are sitting and standing around the stage, watching Dunn and talking. Al "Delightful...

Henry Hoard and an unidentified musician at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Hoard is sitting against the wall and holding a saxophone in one hand. The other...

Henry Hoard with an unidentified musician at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Hoard is standing against a wall, wearing a black suit and holding a saxophone in one...

Horace Washington and Al Perkins at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Washington is wearing a striped shirt and Perkins is wearing a tan shirt. An unidentified man is sitting...

Jay McShann and Ahmad Alaadeen at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is standing second from left, leaning forward while talking. Alaadeen is sitting in the...

Jay McShann and Duke Samuels with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is standing on the left and Samuels is standing on the right. All...

Jay McShann and Raymond "Cowboy" Jones at the 90th Birthday Jam at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. McShann is wearing a white short-sleeve shirt and is looking to the side...

Musicians at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Joe Williams is holding a microphone and speaking. Claude Williams is sitting to the right...

Musicians at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Joe Williams is holding a microphone and speaking. Claude Williams is sitting to the right...

Musicians at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Claude Williams is sitting on the left, wearing a blue suit, and talking into a microphone...

Unidentified people at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is speaking into a microphone in his hand and is standing...

Musicians and other unidentified people at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Claude Williams is standing on the right wearing a leather...

Jazz musicians and family at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Chloe Abel sitting on the ground in a pink sweater, Milt Abel standing and wearing a...