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Grand Emporium Collection

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Grand Emporium Collection
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Grand Emporium Collection
This collection features publicity photos of live performances by the many performers who played at this iconic Kansas City venue. Led by Roger Naber, George Myers and Herb Palmer, the reputed nightclub hosted some 7,400 shows and consistently earned top honors nationally, including "Best Blues Club In America" in 1989 and 1991 from the Blues Foundation in Memphis. The Grand Emporium was sold in 2004 amid much fanfare, culminating with a Memorial Day blowout.
Items in Collection: 2,341
Topics
Advertising & Media
Asian American History & Representation
Indigenous History & Representation
Latinx History & Representation
Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry
Kansas City History
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George Myers posing with others dressed as Looney Tunes characters; Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise I

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George Myers, part owner of the Grand Emporium, posing with his shirt off and sunglasses, with others dressed as Looney Tunes characters to promote the Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise I. The Looney...

Date Published
1993-01
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  • Marvin the Martian (Fictitious character)

Types (Collection)

  • photographs (1)

Genres (Collection)

  • Color photographs (1)
  • Group portraits (1)

Time Periods (Collection)

  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects (Collection)

  • Advertising mascots (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Management (1)
  • Cartoon characters (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Sylvester (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Tweety Bird (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Wile E. Coyote (Fictitious character) (1)

Subjects, People (Collection)

  • Bugs Bunny (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Daffy Duck (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Foghorn Leghorn (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Myers, George, -1998 (1)
  • Pepé Le Pew (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Yosemite Sam (Fictitious character) (1)
  • (-) Marvin the Martian (Fictitious character) (1)

Events (Collection)

  • Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise I (1)

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