Grand Emporium Collection

360 Degrees, a band of five African American men, performing on stage. Printed along the bottom of the photograph, "360 Degrees."

Six men, five of them white, one Asian American (likely), of the ACME Swing Co. stand on a sidewalk in front of a wall painted with "ACME Beer." The seventh member squats down. All are wearing suits...

The Automatics, a Kansas City funk band comprised of four white men and two African American men, sit on a deck railing with trees behind them. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The...

Badwater, a country band comprised of three Cherokee men and one white man, in a montage photograph of each member playing their instruments. Printed across the top of the montage, "Badwater," in a...

Bel Airs, a blues-rock band from Columbia, Missouri comprised of three white men, perform on the stage of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri with Mark Wenner, harmonica player and singer...

The Benjy Davis Project, a folk-rock band comprised of six smiling white men, stand arm in arm in front of a brick wall. Printed below the photograph, "The Benjy Davis Project. BMR Management, 985-732...

Big Nick and the Gila Monsters, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand pointing at the photographer. Two electric guitars lie on the floor and the man in front holds a harmonica. Printed in...

The Big Six, a rockabilly band comprised of six white men, stand in active positions with their instruments in front of red curtains. All of the men wear matching plaid suits.

The Big Woody Blues Revue is a blues band comprised of five African American men and one white man. The white man holds an electric guitar. Printed on the bottom right corner, " Location, Date, Time...

Four members of the five member Blue City Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and two African American men, perform in a tent. Farthest to the left is David Tims playing the drums and...

Blue River Ordonnance, a band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together with artwork surrounding them. Printed across the bottom of the photograph, "Blue River...

Blue Shoe Sole Revue, a blues band comprised of one African American man and six white men, stand in front of a jazz caricature. Printed in the bottom margin, "Blue Shoe Sole Revue. Photo by George...

Blues Bar BQ, a blues band comprised of four white men, in a split photograph stand in the lobby of an exhibition hall holding out their drinks and an honorary plate. The bottom photograph is of the...

Blues Bar BQ, a blues band comprised of five white men, stand in a stage area with their instruments smiling at the photographer. Printed on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph, "Blue Bar...

Brazos Valley Boys, a country music band, has separate head-shot photographs of five white men wearing blue shirts, black neck scarves, and white cowboy hats around the printed name of BVB Brazos...

Zydeco accordionist Chubby Carrier stands among palm trees holding his personalized accordion and wearing a re and white floral shirt. and the Bayou Swamp Band. Printed in the margin below the...

Blues singer Cotton Candy sits in the center of four unidentified white men, all wearing fedora hats. The men sit on the chair's arm rests and on the floor in front of the chair.

Cotton Candy & So Many Men, a blues band from Kansas City comprised of one African American woman, one African American man, and four white men, sit on or in front of a tile wall in front of a...

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist Cotton Candy sits between a drummer and a guitarist on...

Druhá Tráva, a Czech bluegrass band comprised of six white men, surround a wooden box outdoors and look down at the camera in a close-up photograph.

The Finns, a band comprised of eight white men. The instrumentalists stand in the background holding their instruments. Three men sit at a piano in the foreground.

Four Stars of Zaire, a band comprised of four men from Zaire, who stand together indoors in front of a doorway and smile at the camera.

GitGone, a rockabilly band comprised of one white woman and two white men, stand together holding their instruments. Printed in the margin above the photograph, "The Music Room 7301 Burnet #102-525...

Groovy Eyes, a Finnish blues band comprised of four white men, stand in front of a lavender backdrop holding their instruments. A printed label in the margin below the photograph, "MX Blues...

Hadacol, a country band from Kansas City, Missouri comprised of four white men, stand with two in the front and two in the back all wearing short-sleeved shirts. All look serious but only one looks...