Warren Durrett Collection

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra (white men and women) in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading...

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo, blue shirt, and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra."...

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...

Warren Durrett standing on a stage to the left of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bow tie, next to a keyboard and amplifier, with a sign on the keyboard reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Sitting in...

Warren Durrett standing to the far right in a light suit and tie, in front of his orchestra. To the left, seated in front of the orchestra are Jim Hammer, and an unidentified white woman. The band...

Warren Durrett performing at the piano with his orchestra, with an unidentified white woman singer seated to the right in a polka dot dress. Band members (all white men) are performing in suits and...

Warren Durrett standing on stage at the Pla-Mor Ballroom in front of a microphone in a white suit with a bow tie. Seated to the right is singer Marilyn Maye in a dress, in front of a piano with a sign...

Warren Durrett standing to the right of his orchestra in a tuxedo and bowtie, in front of a piano with a sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." Seated next to him is singer Julie Turner in a dress...

Warren Durrett seated, with a newspaper on one leg, on a couch next to Jo Ann Tally. A chair and a lamp are to the left, there are curtains in front of tall windows behind them, a purse on the couch...

Warren Durrett and Kathryn Brown standing by the road in Wichita, Kansas. An automobile is parked behind them, and there are houses on the other side of the street.

Lois Laur, seated in a wooden chair, forward-facing, with her arms resting on her knees, next to Warren Durrett, seated in a large wooden chair facing to the left, with his arms resting on his knees...

Ruth Anne Gay in a dress with curly hair, seated next to Warren Durrett in a suit and tie, with his arm behind her, at a round restaurant table. There is a patterned tablecloth on the table, as well...

Warren Durrett and Ruth Anne Gay seated at opposite ends of a dinner table at the Penguin Room at the Hotel Continental. There are plates of food including bread rolls, bowls, water glasses...

Two unidentified white women and Warren Durrett seated in a boat. A bucket and a tackle box are in the boat, and the second woman is holding up an oar. Past the water behind them, there are three...

Warren Durrett standing with his hand on his hip next to an unidentified white woman smiling at the camera, in front of trees and bushes.

Warren Durrett standing next to unidentified white woman. Woman is wearing glasses and turned towards Durrett, both are smiling. They are standing in front of trees and bushes.

Solo white male clarinetist performing at a microphone on stage in front of the rest of the Warren Durrett orchestra. The rest of the performers (white men) are seated in two rows behind stands, in...

Warren Durrett, turned and looking towards his orchestra, all standing on the pavement in front of a Trans World Airlines plane. Band members (all white men) are in light suits and ties, two holding...

Warren Durrett in a black suit and tie, surrounded by his orchestra members (all white men) in light suits, all standing on the pavement in front of a Trans World Airlines plane. There are two white...

Warren Durrett in a black suit and tie, standing next to his orchestra (white men) in light suits, most with hands folded over, two holding coats, all standing on the pavement in front of a Trans...

Warren Durrett in a black suit, surrounded by members of his orchestra (white men), including two white women, one of whom is a flight attendant in uniform and the other is likely the vocalist for the...

Warren Durrett Orchestra performing in front of a backdrop with painted musical instruments on it. Durrett is standing to the left, playing a saxophone, with a woman seated to the right, partially...

Warren Durrett performing on saxophone with his orchestra, standing next to the piano. A back row of band members is standing, including bass, trumpets, and trombones. Seated in front of them are...