Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, sits on the edge of an upholstered chair with a quilt cover over it and looks at the camera in a living room setting. He holds his fiddle at an angle in front of his lap...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down as he plays his fiddle. He wears a large-checked suit jacket with wide lapels.

Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the strings of his fiddle as he draws his bow across them in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.

Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at something on the table he is sitting at in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri, on the occasion of...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass player, Larry Holloway, is out of the photograph...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass player is out of the photograph on the left side.

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs on a stage in a church setting as he wears a suit of brown leather. A double bass lays on the floor on its side behind Claude. A wall of religious symbols lines the...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams dips his head and closes his eyes as he draws his bow across the strings in a close up photograph during the Merging Generations concert in Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings in a close-up photograph during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on stage and looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings in a close-up photograph during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his right side, plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair in a room at a medical institution. His instrument case is open beside him. A plant is on the dresser behind...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his right side, plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair in a room in a medical institution. His instrument case is open beside him. A plant is on the dresser behind...

A young Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on a hotel bed rehearsing the high notes on his fiddle.

Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins as he leans forward in his chair to shake hands with an English Springer Spaniel dog that sits beside Claude. Claude's bag sit on the floor on the other side of the...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on a chair playing his fiddle between a television on an upholstered table and the opened door to the room. There is an equalizer on the table next to the television...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly over the table that holds his 95th birthday cake and looks up to smile at the camera. He carries a cane. Plates are on the table behind his cake. The date, "2...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits in a dressing room or green room wearing a tuxedo and smiling as he plays his fiddle. A lighted make-up table is on the right side of the photograph. Printed below the...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on stage speaking into a microphone as he holds his fiddle and bow waist high during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles as he stands in a break room inside the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri; a bottle of white wine on the counter next to the toaster. He wears a tuxedo...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams intertwines his fingers as he stands in front of a large illustrated graphic of New York tourist sites from a bird's eye view. He wears a fedora hat. A small bird's eye view...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams intertwines his fingers as he stands in next to a large illustrated graphic of New York tourist sites from a bird's eye view. A large floral arrangement sits on a table in...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his left side, holds his fiddle across his body as he stands on stage in front of a juke box and behind a microphone. A drum set is on the left side of the photograph...

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles and waves as he stands between the stair cases outside of the Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 SE 8th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. The marquis reads, "PRESENTS TOPEKA...

Ida McBeth closes her eyes and lifts her head as she sits on a tall stool and sings into a microphone she holds with her right hand. She expressively holds the fingers of her left hand up to the sky...