Grand Emporium Collection

An unidentified East Asian man stands in the snow in front of a building in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Other tourists are visible on the right side of the photograph.

An unidentified East Asian man smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a blue suit jacket and blue shirt

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.

Blues vocalist Valerie Wellington turns to look back and grin at her band while performing on the stage of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Her band is comprised of three African American...

Nigerian reggae guitarist Victor Essiet with the band, The Mandators, leans his left elbow on his propped up left knee and smiles directly at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Nigerian reggae guitarist Victor Essiet with the band, The Mandators, looks down at the acoustic guitar he is playing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Victor Essiet & the Mandators...

Nigerian reggae guitarist Victor Essiet with the band, The Mandators, looks down at the acoustic guitar he is playing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Victor Essiet & the Mandators...

Virunga, an African orchestra of seven men, stand or sit arm-in-arm holding their instruments and laughing as they wear their performance costumes. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Virunga...

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, a glam and shock rock band comprised of three white men and one white woman. All are in costume. The woman's skin is painted completely white.

The Wailers Band, a reggae band of eight Jamaican men, stand together outside in front of an urban building. One band member on the left wears a tag that reads, "The Wailers. Dic-92, Artist." The band...

The Wailers Band, a reggae band, stand five in the back, one squats in the front, and the other band member in the front sits on a low stool. Printed below the photograph are the names of each band...

Wailing Souls, a reggae duo of two Jamaican men who laugh together in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Wailing Souls. The Burt Stein Entertainment Company. Chaos...

Wailing Souls, a reggae duo of two Jamaican men, who stand close together to lean toward the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Wailing Souls. Pow...

The Wild Cards, a swinging jump blues and roots rock band of four Latino men who pose by leaning and bending while wearing 1940s hipster style business suits and smile at the camera. Printed in the...

Jamaican reggae musician Yabba smiles directly at the photographer as he wears many necklaces and a military uniform-type shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Yabba. Wind Mgmt. (Jackie)...

Jamaican reggae musician Yabba sits in a papasan chair and leans forward with his elbows on his knees to smile at the photographer. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a cardigan sweater, and striped pants...

Yellowman, a Jamaican reggae singer, stands with his arms crossed across his chest and his feet spread wide with his toes pointing out, wearing dark clothing of a derby hat, jacket, Nehru collar shirt...

Yellowman, a Jamaican reggae singer, stands with his arms crossed across his chest and his feet spread wide with his toes pointing out, wearing dark clothing of a derby hat, jacket, Nehru collar shirt...

Yellowman, a Jamaican reggae singer, looks directly at the camera with palm leaves behind him in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Yellowman. ABC Associated Booking...

Yellowman, a Jamaican reggae singer, stands by a door with a star on it and points to the star with light colored gloves on his hands. He wears a derby hat, jeweled eyeglasses, a vest with double...

Popular Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour stands sideways and smiles back over his right shoulder at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Youssou N'Dour. Concerted Efforts, Inc., P...

Zulu Spear, a South African band of seven black men and one white man who stand with their arms crossed across theirs chests and smile at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Zulu...