Warren Durrett Collection

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

Headshot of Julie Turner in a dress, looking towards camera.

Unidentified white woman in a suit with a bag under her arm, Kathryn Brown, another unidentified white woman in a suit, and an unidentified white man standing next to an automobile by the road. Trees...

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."

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...

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...

Man named Bob in a hat, a sweater, and long pants, with an arm around a woman named Ann, wearing a button up shirt and a long, patterned skirt. They are standing on a rock in front of a lake, with a...

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...

Headshot of Marilyn Maye in an embroidered dress, seated, with a knee visible in the bottom right of the image.

Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, with her hands up towards her face, while she looks down and away to the right.

Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, looking up and away to the left.

Headshot of Marilyn Maye wearing an embroidered dress and earrings, looking towards t he camera.

Full-body portrait of Marilyn Maye in a dark dress embroidered with flowers, with a translucent fabric hanging off her left shoulder. Her arms are behind her back.

Full-body portrait of Marilyn Maye in a dark embroidered dress and heels, smiling with her arms folded in front of her torso.

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...

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.