Betty Crow Collection

Air Cadets band performing at an unidentified venue. The unidentified musicians are sitting in two rows, playing saxophone, trumpet, drums, and bass.

Air Cadets band at an unidentified venue. Five unidentified men are standing in front of a microphone. They are wearing black tuxedos and are smiling.

Bob Wilson Trio performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: an unidentified man playing drums, Bob Wilson playing piano, and an unidentified playing guitar. They are wearing plaid jackets...

Buddy Tate and Al Grey performing at an unidentified venue. They are on stage and looking at each other. Tate is holding a saxophone and Grey is holding a trombone. They are both wearing suits.

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

Four musicians posing for a photo. They are standing and looking forward while smiling. Writing on the photo identifies the three men on the left as Scotti, Roy Searcy, and Richard Smith. Scotti is...

Four people in the Mutual Musicians Foundation office. Arthur Jackson, Jimmy McConnell, an unidentified woman, and an unidentified man are standing left to right. They are all looking forward and...

Headshots of Franz Bruce and Herman Walder. Both men are wearing suits, glasses, and a black tie. Bruce is looking forward with a neutral expression. Walder is looking down while smiling.

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.

Jazz musicians at an unidentified venue. Back row, left to right: Fred Beckett and Frog Anderson. Front row, left to right: Robert Hibbler, Harry "Ma" Ferguson, and William Smith. They are wearing...

Jazz musicians standing and sitting in the lounge of the Musicians Local 627 building (now the Mutual Musicians Foundation). Back row, from left to right: Paul Gunther, Ernie Williams, L.C. "Speedy"...

Jesse Price Band performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Franz Bruce holding a saxophone, Jesse Price playing drums, Laverne Barker standing with a bass, and Robert "Junior" Williams...

Musician Union officials talking at the Local 627 headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard Smith, Ted Dreher, Wendell Brown, and Larry Phillips are standing left to right. They are wearing suits...

Musicians at the Local 627 office. Thad Jones, Willie Rice, and Ernie Williams are standing left to right and smiling while talking. They are wearing suits and standing in front of a wood panel wall.

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...

Orestie "Rusty" Tucker Band at the Orchid Room on 12th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Rusty Tucker playing trumpet, Arthur Jackson playing saxophone, Bill Jones playing drums...

Pepper Neely Trio performing at an unidentified venue. Three musicians are playing piano, saxophone, and drums. A sign on the drum set reads "Featuring Portland's Own Satchmo." The piano and drum...

Pepper Neely Trio performing at an unidentified venue. Three musicians are playing piano, saxophone, and drums. A sign on the drum set reads "Featuring Portland's Own Satchmo." The piano and drum...

Publicity print for the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Several photos featuring musicians wearing band outfits are combined in a collage. All the women are looking forward and smiling.

Samuel "Baby" Lovett and Julia Lee performing at a nightclub, possibly Milton's at 3507 Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Lovett is standing behind drums, holding sticks while looking forward...

The Scamps posing for a group photo. Arthur Jackson, L.C. "Speedy" Huggins, Willie Rice, Earl Robinson, and Art Mitchell are standing left to right. They are wearing tuxedos and looking forward while...

Six unidentified men talking and shaking hands. The men are all wearing suites and ceremonial clothes across their waist. The man third from right is wearing a top hat and is shaking hands with the...

Three jazz musicians performing at an unidentified venue. Bill Jones is playing drums with unidentified musicians playing piano and saxophone. They are all wearing white tuxedo jackets.

Two unidentified men holding a piece of paper. The man on the left is wearing a suit. Both men are looking forward with neutral expressions. They are in an unidentified office.