Betty Crow Collection

Bobby Watson performing at an unidentified venue. He is playing saxophone on stage in front of an unidentified bass player. Watson is wearing a checkered shirt.

Dizzy Gillespie hugging an unidentified woman. Gillespie is smiling and wearing a t-shirt with stripes on the arm.

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis standing on a stage while holding a saxophone. He is looking down and is resting one hand on a piano.

Herman D. Kenin, AFM President, shaking hands with Richard Smith, Musicians Local 627 President, at the 69th Annual Convention of American Federation of Musicians in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kenin is...

Horace Peterson, founder of the Mid-America Black Archives and Horace Washington standing in a museum. They are in front of a cabin display and are looking forward while smiling.

Jay McShann smiling while looking to the left. He is in front of an unidentified man in back. McShann is possibly sitting at a piano. A microphone on the left is pointed at McShann.

Jimmy Witherspoon singing into a microphone on stage. He is wearing a suit and looking to the right. Unidentified musicians are playing behind him.

Oliver Todd Band performing upstairs at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Marcellus Lee playing drums, Oliver Todd playing piano, Sam Johnson playing bass...

Oliver Todd Duo performing at the Yum Yum Club on 31st Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Oliver Todd is playing organ and looking forward while smiling. Bobby Stafford is playing...

Publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams. He is looking forward and smiling while holding his fiddle and bow in both hands. He is wearing a dark suit and tie. The print has a caption with Williams...