Grand Emporium Collection

An unidentified black man, wearing a Hawaiian print shirt and wooden bead necklaces, smiles up at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph.

An unidentified African American man looks directly at the camera in a close-up head-shot photograph. He wears a dark fedora hat and a dark, Nehru-collar shirt. A guitar neck leans on his right...

An unidentified African American man from his left side, leans back in an arched doorway and slides his hand into his jacket pocket. The jacket has three slanted zippers for the chest pocket.

An unidentified African American man leans against a wall and looks down as he wears sunglasses and a dark business suit. Printed in the right margin, "Photo Credit: Vincent Soyez."

An unidentified African American man from his left side, looks to his left with a smile as he holding microphone, wearing a top hat, ripped jeans, and a jean jacket. Another band member is behind him.

An unidentified African American man, from his right side, turns his head to the right to look seriously at the camera. He sits at a corner of a table with a glass of water and dinnerware. He rests...

An unidentified African American man, from his right side sitting at piano in a light-colored business suit, turns his head to the right and looks down into the camera. A saxophone and a snare drum...

An unidentified African American man, from his right side sitting at piano in a light-colored business suit, turns his head to the right and looks down into the camera. A saxophone and a snare drum...

An unidentified white man from his right side, is seated behind a drum set and a microphone while performing on a double-neck cigarbox guitar.

An unidentified white man is seated behind a drum set and a microphone while performing on a double-neck cigarbox guitar.

An unidentified white man stands and sings into a microphone with a wide open mouth and closed eyes while performing. He plays a resonator guitar.

An unidentified group of two white men and two Hispanic men (possibly) stand together under a bridge support all wearing clothing or hats of the color blue. Their faces are slightly blurred by...

A quartet of unidentified white men stand together smiling and holding, from left to right, a banjo and mandolin, a fiddle, an acoustic guitar, and a double bass. The two men on the right wear fedora...

An unidentified group of four white men sit in a living room. Two are on a love seat couch and two are in front of them on bean-bag chairs. A poster for the movie, "2001 a space odyssey" is on the...

Three unidentified white men stand together in a close-up photograph. The two men on the outside rests their heads on the shoulders of the man in the middle. The man in the middle wears a foam cricket...

An unidentified black woman sits sideways on a chair in a corner of a room, rests her arm over the back rest of the chair and her hand on her shoulder as she looks up and smiles.

United Dope Front, an acid jazz band comprised of five white men and one African American man, sit and stand among rubble, laughing, outside a collapsing brick wall of a building. Printed across the...

Until Tomorrow, an alternative rock band from Kirksville, Missouri comprised of six white men, standing outside a brick building with a shake shingle awning and looking seriously at the camera...

The Vees, a rockabilly band comprised of four white men, pose with their instruments and wear vintage 1950's early 1960s clothing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "the Vees. RHP...

Vinx, percussionist and singer, leans with his ankles crossed against a rough wall and looks down to the left toward the light on the left side. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Vinx...

Vinx, percussionist and singer, rests his hands on the back of a light colored top hat he is wearing and looks seriously at the camera in a close-up photograph. He wears stylized eyeglasses. Printed...

Blues guitarist W. C. Clark smiles with his mouth wide open as he plays an electric guitar. He wears a business suit and a fedora hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Ozark...

The Welterweights, a rock band of three white men and one white woman, laugh as they stand under a tree and by a privacy fence. One man smokes. Another man holds a guitar case.

West Side Wayne and The Boulevard Band, a blues band comprised of five white men and two white women, lean against a height board used in criminal line-ups. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

The Wilders, a roots band from Kansas City, Missouri of three white men and one white woman, who stand together outdoors in front of trees and holds their instruments. The men wear light-colored...