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.

Big Joe Turner performing at a show. He is playing piano while looking up toward a microphone. He is wearing a suit and closing his eyes while smiling.

Bob Campbell playing drums. He is holding drum sticks in both hands and looking up while playing. He is wearing a jacket and is in front of a blank wall.

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...

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.

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.

Charles "Crook" Goodwin smoking a cigar. He is wearing a suit and sitting while looking at the camera.

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.

Dave Brubeck on stage at a performance. He is standing in front of a piano and holding a microphone on a stand. Brubeck is wearing a light colored shirt.

Dexter Gordon sitting in a folding chair. He is holding a saxophone and resting it on his leg. Gordon is wearing a white suit and hat. Gordon's name is written on a label on the side of the photo.

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

Earl Robinson performing at Paul Gray's Jazz Place in Lawrence, Kansas. He is wearing a tuxedo and standing on stage near a microphone on a stand.

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

Eddie Baker preparing to play trombone. He is holding the trombone near his face while looking forward. He is wearing a wool jacket.

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...

Gus Johnson playing drums at an unidentified event. He is wearing a suit and looking to the side while playing drums.

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...

Herman Walder performing at an unidentified venue. Walder is holding a saxophone in one hand while moving forward on a stage. He is wearing a suit, vest, and tie.

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.

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"...