Warren Durrett Collection

Full body photo of a stern looking unidentified white man standing in a military uniform. He is standing in the grass in a yard, in front of flowers, with buildings and trees in the background.

Man in a button up sweater over a shirt, standing among a group of children: eight are standing around him, and one is seated to the left. There is another seated back to the right, and other people...

An unidentified white man speaking into a microphone, holding a paper in his hand. In the background, Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, and a second unidentified white man (mostly obscured) stand behind a...

Side-angle photograph of Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man in a bowtie, Patty Tucker, another unidentified white man, and an unidentified white woman in a recording studio, singing in front of a...

Marilyn Maye, an unidentified white man in a bowtie, Patty Tucker, another unidentified white man, and an unidentified white woman in a recording studio, singing in front of a music stand, with two...

Patty Tucker, two unidentified white men, Marilyn Maye, and another unidentified white man in a recording studio. The first four are staring at a music stand with a microphone in front of it, while a...

Three unidentified white men standing behind and Patty Tucker (standing on a short box) and Marilyn Maye in a studio. They are behind a microphone and a music stand, likely recording vocals for a...

Members of the Warren Durrett Orchestra, two white men and a white woman, deplaning a Trans World Airlines plane at night. There is a short ramp on wheels parked in front of the door, and three...

Cruise ship with "Catalina" on the side, and five unidentified white people on a middle deck who appear to be holding instruments. There is another deck above them, and a smokestack toward the stern.

Young boy sitting and smiling towards the camera, with one leg up, and an older gentleman crouched down at his side, hands on the boy's shoe, helping him either put it on or take it off. Another boy...

Older white woman in a polka dot shirt and a long, plain skirt, seated in a chair on a front porch in front of a brick house. There is a door to the left and a window to the right.

Partygoers at Sylvia Singer's house, people seated in chairs and on a couch, around a table with bottles and glasses. A door, windows with curtains, and a lamp are behind them. KMBC scriptwriter in...

A number of passengers (all white) on the deck of a ship. In the bottom left of the image, there is a woman turned toward the right, and a man turned to the right behind her. Just to the right are two...

Unidentified white woman at a microphone in a recording studio, staring toward the camera, with a sheet of paper in her hand. In the background, Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, and an unidentified white...

Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and two unidentified white men in a recording studio. The three women are looking at music on a music stand, and one of the men, in a suit and tie, is...

Pauline Chamberlain in a patterned dress next to Warren Durrett in a short sleeve button up shirt and long pants, who is leaning back with one leg up on a rock on the beach shore. Lake Erie is seen...

Priscilla Ann Feagans standing in a patterned dress, arms at her sides, next to Warren Durrett, smiling, with on hand holding onto Priscilla's left arm. They are standing on a dirt path in the middle...

Standing from left to right: Ray Stinson in overalls and a tie; Millie Mason in a light jacket and pants with a flower in her hair; Lois Laur with a flower in her hair; and Warren Durrett in a tie...

Unidentified white man in a sailor uniform, with hands on hips (holding a hat in his right hand), standing in the grass next to flowers, with trees in the background. Writing in blue pen in the border...

Unidentified white man playing tenor saxophone with the Warren Durrett orchestra, standing and playing in front of two microphones. Warren Durrett seated behind him at the piano with his back to the...

Circular traffic sign that reads: "School Stop / Speed Limit 15 Miles Past School." It is in front of the street, with a building visible to the back left, and trees to the back right.

Six people seated in chairs (one to the left, five to the right) behind a railing on a ship, one person holding a newspaper. Beyond the railing is the ship's funnel, emitting a dark cloud of smoke.

Unidentified white man laughing, shirtless, wearing pants and a belt, lying on an intricately patterned blanket. The blanket is on the grass, with some rocks at the top of the image. Another...

Side of a ship, with three portholes, and what appears to be a lifeboat on the deck.

View of a ship's hull, at a dock. There is a Baldt anchor and "MILWAUKE[E]" on the side. A man is standing in the bottom right of the image, turned away from the ship.