Warren Durrett Collection

Headshot of Jo Ann Tally with flower in her hair. Printed text below left reads: "JO ANN TALLY Featured with BOB STRONG and his Orchestra." Below right is MCA logo.

Full-body portrait of Jo Ann Tally in a dress, arms behind her back, looking off to the right. Printed text below left reads: "JO ANN TALLY Featured with BOB STRONG and his Orchestra." Below right is...

Low-angle snapshot of John Pope, wearing a trench coat, stepping and swinging a baseball bat, with a fence behind him.

Headshot of Judy Lane, seated, in a sleeveless dress and long gloves. Text below reads "Judy Lane with Danny Hale Quartet."

KMBC's scriptwriter (white man), wearing a short tie, with a cigarette in one hand, standing in front of a doorway. There is a cabinet full of dishes on the wall, and a light and a vase of flowers...

Unidentified white woman standing with a hand on her hip, laughing, wearing a large hat. She is standing in front of some bushes, with a house visible in the background.

Headshot of Laura Webb, printed text below reads "Laura Webb, featured with Warren Durrett and his orchestra."

Woman and man with arms around each other's waists, wearing dress suits, standing next to a building. Painted on the building is: "5 Dr. W. Robley."

Unidentified white man in a safari-style helmet and a long sleeve shirt and pants, one hand behind his back, the other hand gripping the barrel of a rifle, with the butt of the gun on the ground. He...

Unidentified white man wearing only a bathing suit, standing on a wooden pier, with arms resting back on a wooden railing. The pier is over a body of water, and the shore is visible back in the...

Unidentified white man standing in a leather pilot's jacket in a hangar next to a propeller airplane. There is a ladder and various sheets of wood on the back wall of the hangar.

Blurry photo of an unidentified man standing in the street in sunglasses and a zip-up jacket, holding a brief case with both of his hands. Automobiles are parked on the street , and there are...

Side portrait of an unidentified white man from the Four Noteables in a suit playing a trumpet at the back of a stage, between potted plants.

Unidentified white man looking at the camera, mouth open, standing underneath the open hood of an automobile. He is wearing a short-sleeve button-up shirt, a wristwatch, and a dot-patterned tie. He is...

Unidentified white man in a white baseball cap, a jacket, and a T-shirt, standing in a cemetery. Headstones, and trees are in the background.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Unidentified white woman in a two-piece bathing suit, smiling, with one arm behind her head and the other by her side, next to the water and a small boat. There is a stone wall separating water from...

Upper body photo of an unidentified smiling white woman with shoulder-length hair in a jacket and a hat with a netted veil, standing in front of a house.

Slightly blurry photo of an unidentified white woman with shoulder length hair and glasses, wearing a short sleeve shirt and shorts, standing on a dirt path in front of grass, bushes, and trees.