Betty Crow Collection

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Various machinery and exhaust vents are visible on the rooftop.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Recently installed sheets of tar insulation are laying across the roof.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is operating an industrial crane used to lift a rooftop unit.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A container filled with tools is sitting on recently installed sheets of tar insulation.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Recently installed sheets of tar insulation are laying across the roof.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Recently installed sheets of tar insulation are laying across the roof.

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Wooden panels are laying on the roof around a recently installed rooftop unit.

Construction work at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City. Floorboards have been removed around a hole in the middle of the floor and a cord runs into it.

Construction work at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Exposed pipes reach up into exposed drywall.

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...

Cowboy Raymond Jones working at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones is placing painter's tape around a bathroom wall. He is wearing blue overalls and blue sweater. He is...

Cowboy Raymond Jones working at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones is placing tape on a bathroom door. He is wearing blue overalls and blue sweater.

Cowboy Raymond Jones working at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones is holding a sanding machine and is covered in paint. He is standing on an unfinished floor.

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...

David Daahoud Williams playing bass at the 90th Birthday Jam at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Williams is wearing a light blue suit and is looking to the side while playing...

David Daahoud Williams playing bass at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Williams is wearing a white sweater and looking forward while playing. The back wall...

A drummer identified as Mahmoud playing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking forward and smiling while playing.

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...

Entrance of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri, as viewed from the rooftop during construction. Tools are resting on the wooden awning.

Everett Freeman playing piano at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Freeman is looking down at the keys while playing. He is wearing a black shirt. The back wall is covered with...

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...