Warren Durrett Collection

31st Regiment Band in uniform, standing in four rows, on the steps of a large brick building with columns, holding their instruments. Back row: sousaphone; five trombones; another sousaphone. Second...

Stone monument in a field with an American flag on a pole coming out from the top. There is a plaque on the monument, proclaiming it as the "Geographic Center of the United States." Tree branches are...

Man in a decoratively patterned shirt and a sweater seated behind a music stand in a recording studio. There is another musician back to the left with arms folded, and a third musician farther back...

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.

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...

Headshot of an unidentified white man in a military uniform, with hair combed over.

Portrait of unidentified white male trombone player in suit and tie, wearing glasses, holding instrument.

Portrait of Warren Durrett in suit and tie with glasses in his hands.

Portrait of Warren Durrett looking off to the right, leaning with his elbow resting.

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Julie Turner with text below: "Julie Turner, vocalist." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett with name below. Text between them reads "Distinctive Dinner or...

Promotional postcard. On left, headshot of Marilyn Maye with text below: "Marilyn Mayes [sic] - vocals." On right, headshot of Warren Durrett , holding a pipe, with name below. Text above them reads...

Promotional postcard. Photo from waist up of Warren Durrett and two unidentified white men in black jackets and patterned ties, and Laura Webb wearing a light-colored coat. Text below reads "The Four...

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...

Headshot of Rose Marie Allen, face looking towards camera and resting on hands, which are overlapped and resting on a cloth on a seatback.

Headshot of Rose Marie Allen in a dark dress in front of a dark background, wearing earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet. Her hands are up towards her face, which looks pensive.

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...

An unidentified white male tenor saxophone player for the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at a music stand in front of a microphone, for the 1946 University of Kansas City Convocation. A clarinet...

Saxophone players from the Warren Durrett Orchestra seated in a recording studio with their instruments in metal folding chairs. Two in glasses are facing towards the camera, while two others (one...