Grand Emporium Collection

Christfari, a Christian reggae band comprised of one African American woman, three African American men, and four white men, stand together in front of a backdrop and look seriously at the...

Chrome Cranks, a punk blues band comprised of four white men, stand in front of a white wall on a wood flor and look seriously at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Chrome...

Four men from the City Light Orchestra sit outside on a patio and smile as Ahmad Alaadeen looks at a soprano saxophone. All are wearing suits. From left to right: Ahmad Alaadeen, Tim Whitmer, LaVerne...

The Clams, (Cindy Lawson, Karen Gratz, Roxie Terry, and Patsy Joe), lean against a stucco wall with boarded up windows.

The Clumsy Lovers, a Canadian Celtic band of four men and one woman, sit of lie in the grass as the woman stands to play the fiddle. One man plays a banjo. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

The Clumsy Lovers, a Canadian Celtic band comprised of four men and one woman, standing under an overpass with a chain-link fence behind them. The woman plays the fiddle and one man plays a banjo and...

The Cobras, a blues band out of Austin, Texas, comprised of five white men, stand with Junior Williams as all smile at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Cobras, Red Hot...

Cocknoose, a punk rock band comprised of four white men, stand in a dark room and look serious. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Cocknoose. P.O. Box 442442, Lawrence, KS 66044, United...

A photograph of Con Funk Shun featuring Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate, a soul funk disco band. Five African American men stand in the back and two sit in the front. Five of the members wear...

Blues singer Cotton Candy sits in the center of four unidentified white men, all wearing fedora hats. The men sit on the chair's arm rests and on the floor in front of the chair.

Cotton Candy & So Many Men, a blues band from Kansas City comprised of one African American woman, one African American man, and four white men, sit on or in front of a tile wall in front of a...

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist Cotton Candy sits between a drummer and a guitarist on...

Cotton Candy and So Many Men, is a blues ensemble comprised of one African American woman, six white men, and one African American man. Vocalist Cotton Candy sits between a drummer and a guitarist on...

Crablady, a roots-rock band comprised of three white men, stand outdoors among weeds. Two wear cowboy hats. Two wear sunglasses. All three wear bolo ties. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Crazy 8s, a rock band comprised of two African American men and five white men, stand in front of a wall of graffiti as if dancing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Crazy 8s. Management...

Creole Junction, a Zydeco band of five African American men, stand, sit and lie down with serious faces. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Creole Junction. For Bookings: 713-991-5397."

Creole Zydeco Farmers, a zydeco band comprised of five African American men, stand in front of a brick wall holding their instruments. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "JS Records Recording...

The Creole Zydeco Farmers Band, a zydeco band comprised of five African American men, stand in a group with the accordion player sitting in the center front. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Critters Buggin, a jazz group comprised of three white men, stands in front of a cinder block wall wearing animal costumes with weapons and ammunition. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "(L...

The Crying Rhinos, a local Kansas City punk rock band comprised of four white men, stand together in front of a backdrop. The three on the left look directly at the camera as the one furthest right...

The Crying Rhinos, a local Kansas City punk rock band comprised of four white men, in a collage of four photographs of each band member playing an instrument. Printed in the margin below the...

The Cultivators is a rock band comprised of four white men. Three sit on a wall and one stands behind those three as the photograph is taken from below the wall up toward the trees. The man sitting...

Culture, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of three men, stand and do a three-way hand shake as they look at the camera wearing matching robes. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Culture...

Culture, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of three men, sit on a staircase and laugh as the two on the outside squeeze in around the neck of the band member sitting in the middle. All three wear hats...

Darrell Nulisch, blues harmonica player and singer, stands center stage at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri and lifts his left hand toward the ceiling and holds a microphone to his mouth...