Grand Emporium Collection

Son Venezuela, a Latin music band from Lawrence, Kansas and the Kansas City area comprised of two African American men, three Latin American men, and five white men, who are playing their instruments...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit in theater seats where all other seats are empty and laugh. Four band...

Sonia Dada, a rock, soul, and funk band comprised of one African American woman, two African American men, and five white men, sit and stand in a formal living room wearing dark clothing. Two men sit...

Stir Fried, a pop rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota comprised of two African American men, two white women, and three white men, stand outside in a line front of a wooden privacy fence. The man in...

Strange Indeed, a band comprised of one African American man and four white men, sit on scaffolding and look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Strange Indeed."

Tim Reynolds Electric Trio, a band comprised of one white man and two African American men (Johnny Gilmore and Houston Ross), stand in front of a wood paneled wall and smile at the camera.

Timbuk3, a post-punk band comprised of one white woman, one African American man, and one white man, stand outside with trees behind them and smile at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph...

Tiny Tim holds his ukulele and smiles at the camera as he is flanked by Roger Naber (left), and George Myers (right), owners of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, with several other white...

Tiny Tim holds his ukulele and smiles down at the camera as he is flanked by Roger Naber (left), and George Myers (right), white male bar owners of the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri, and...

The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and five white men, look into the camera with disgruntled dispositions in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed...

The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and five white men, stand in a group and look up at the camera with disgruntled dispositions. The camera angle is...

The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and four white men, stand as a group and look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

The Tony Williams Quintet, a jazz quintet of five African American men, is side by side to a portrait photograph of Tony Williams, drummer. The quintet all wear business suits; three stand behind as...

An unidentified group of five white men and two African American men stand in a group and look up to smile at the camera.

An unidentified group of three African American men performing on stage. The drummer wears a fedora hat. The electric bass player and electric guitarist wear flat caps. A banner hangs on the back of...

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...

The Uptown Rhythm Kings, a rock and roll, rhythm and blues band comprised of three African American men and seven white men, play their instruments in a room with a small stage. They play around a man...

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...

Vertu a jazz fusion band comprised of one white woman, one African American woman, two African American men, and one white man, wear dark formal clothing as they sit on or stand by a white staircase...

Vertu, a jazz fusion band comprised of one white woman, two African American men, one white man, and one African American woman, in separate portrait photographs in a collage. The name of each band...

Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, a jazz, funk and blues band comprised of two African American men and five white men, who stand in a group wearing business suits or neckties and...

War, a funk band of six African American men, who stand in an alley with razor wire, graffiti and trash and look down at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "War. Artists...

War, a funk band of seven African American men and one Mexican American man, and one Japanese American man, stand outdoors on a staircase lined by brick walls and cactus. Printed in the margin below...

Wendy Neutzler leans her head into the cheek of an unidentified African American man who leans his cheek towards the side of her head at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri as Little Charlie...

Yard Squad, a reggae band from Saint Louis, Missouri comprised of five African American men, stand together in a close cropped photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Yard Squad."