Warren Durrett Collection

Laura Webb on stage in a shirt and long skirt, singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett orchestra (all white men). Durrett is at the piano behind her, and the band is performing in...

An unidentified white man (possibly Warren Durrett's father) smiling with his left hand on the top of a wooden swing chair. A small white boy is also sitting on top of it, with his hands on his knees...

A white man [Warren Durrett's father?] in a shirt with a bowling ball and bowling pins, looking at a white woman wearing glasses and a necklace, who is looking off to the left. They are standing...

Upper body photo of an unidentified white man in a hat and an unidentified white woman, both in coats, standing outside. There are bare trees and houses behind them, and the exposure of the photo is...

Unidentified white man in sunglasses with his hands around an unidentified white woman in a striped shirt, both smiling and laughing. Photo is a little blurry, and the road, utility poles, a billboard...

Upper body photo of an unidentified white man smiling and looking at an unidentified white woman, with his arm around her. She is wearing a sweater over a plaid shirt and smiling back at him. A...

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.

Unidentified white man in sunglasses with his elbow on the passenger's side windowsill of an automobile. There is an unidentified white woman in the driver's seat, and someone else's hands visible in...

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 standing on stage singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra. Durrett is at the piano back to the left, and the band (white men) is performing in rows...

Unidentified white man standing on stage, holding sheet music, singing into two microphones in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra. Durrett is at the piano back to the left, and the band (white men)...

Unidentified white man playing alto saxophone, unidentified white man singing, and an unidentified white man playing trumpet into two microphones on stage in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra...

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.

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...

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...

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...