Grand Emporium Collection

Blues singer Lawrence Wright sits in the middle of The Outlets, comprised of three white men, and all smile at the camera. All wear dark business suits. Printed on the top left-hand corner of the...

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester. He leans his right elbow on a railing and holds a harmonica in his right hand. He support his head with his left hand as he smiles at the camera. He wears a...

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester sits on a barstool and grins at the camera. He wears a vest over a short-sleeved shirt and a stray cowboy hat. He holds a harmonica in his left hand that he lies on...

Blues harmonica player Lazy Lester closes his eyes as he blows into a harmonica he holds with both hands. He wears a corduroy cowboy hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Lazy Lester...

Legendary Blues Band (L-R: 'Piano Willie' O'Shawny ; Mark 'Madison Slim' Koenig ; Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith ; John Duich ; Calvin 'Fuzz' Jones) stand between two brick buildings in back of a parked car...

Legendary jazz saxophonist Joe Houston turns to look back over his right shoulder and point at the camera. He wears a flat cap and sunglasses. He has a saxophone strap around his neck. Printed in the...

Zydeco accordionist Lil' Brian sits on an accordion case on a porch and leans against a galvanized steel wall. He rests his right elbow on an accordion that is on top of the case as he smiles. He...

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials is a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men. Lil' Ed is on his knees and leaning back as he plays an electric guitar and wears a tall fez...

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, stand together and smile as they hold their instruments. Printed in the margin below the...

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, a blues band comprised of two African American men and three white men, stand together and smile as they hold their instruments. The saxophonist positions his fingers...

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, stand together and smile as they hold their instruments. Printed in the margin below the...

Lil' Slim and the Back-Alley Blues Band, comprised of one African American man and three white men, sit on a couch at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Nebraska and look straight ahead at the camera. Many...

Linda Shell, blues singer, stands center stage singing into a microphone, and Ron Thompson, guitarist, closes his eyes as he plays guitar to the right, with two other unidentified band members: a...

Lionel Young, blues violinist, looks at the camera with a small smile as he wears a fedora hat and a bolo tie. He holds the neck of a violin on his right shoulder with his left hand in a close-up...

Blues harmonica player Karl Kelly sits beside blues pianist Little Anthony. Karl is photographed from his right side while Anthony turns to the right, as he plays a piano, to look directly at the...

Little Buster, guitarist for the Little Buster and the Soul Brothers blues band, stand on railroad tracks with a big smile as he plays an electric guitar. He wears sunglasses and a double-breasted...

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, gather in a group and smile at the camera. The African American drummer and the bass player...

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, a blues band comprised of three white men and one African American man, stand on a staircase and smile up at the camera Little Charlie holds an electric guitar by the...

Chicago blues slide guitarist Little Ed Williams and Chicago blues guitarist Dave Weld, stand on the side of a dirt road with their instruments in cases and Dave Weld has his foot resting on a...

Blues singer and harmonica player Little Hatch laughs as he half-way sits on a barstool. He wears dark shirt and pants with light-colored suspenders. He holds a harmonica in his left hand.

Blues guitarist and vocalist Little Jimmy King stands with his fingers threaded over the body of an electric guitar as he smiles at the camera. He is dressed in dark clothing and the guitar is a...

Little Johnny Taylor, rhythm and blues singer, sits with his knees to the left and smiles over his left shoulder at the camera. He wears a wide belt that ties at his hip. Printed in the margin below...

Little Sister, a rock band comprised of one white woman, one African American man, and two white men, sit or stand in front of a brick wall and look seriously at the photographer. Printed in the...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Little Whitt looks down at an acoustic guitar he is playing as Blues vocalist and harmonica player Big Bo looks down in contemplation as he holds a harmonica in his left...

Blues singer and pianist Little Willie Littlefield presses keys down on a toy piano and he grins and holds a microphone to his mouth. He wears a light-colored hat and a suit jacket over a sweater vest...