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Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at West End Gate

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and grimaces as the plays his fiddle on the stage of the West End Gate bar in New York, N.Y. An unidentified African American man stands in the center of the stage playing a saxophone. An unidentified white man sits on the right side of the photograph turning his head to smile at Claude as he plays a jazz guitar. The West End sign is on the wall behind the stage. The chairs are empty that line the tables right up to the stage.
Date Published
1981
1990
Subjects
Jazz musicians
African American men
Men, White
Fiddlers
Saxophonists
African American jazz musicians
Jazz musicians, White
Notes

No date; likely 1980s

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 10 x 15 cm
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-234.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
In Copyright.
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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