Betty Crow Collection

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A truck is carrying a new rooftop air conditioning unit to be installed on the roof. The truck has a sign that...

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. The central duct into the building is coming out of a wooden and metal mount in the middle of the roof where a new...

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...

Construction on the roof of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. A wooden and metal mount are in the middle of the roof to house a new rooftop air conditioning unit.

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.

Count Basie standing at 12th Street and Vine in Kansas City, Missouri. He is standing in front of street signs and is smiling while holding a microphone.

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.