Grand Emporium Collection

360 Degrees, a band of five African American men, performing on stage. Printed along the bottom of the photograph, "360 Degrees."

The Automatics, a Kansas City funk band comprised of four white men and two African American men, sit on a deck railing with trees behind them. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The...

Guitarist Bar BQ Bob and washboard player Washboard Chaz crouch down on a boulder with their instruments and smile at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bar BQ Bob &...

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab stand outside an unkempt building with glass block windows and look at the camera while wearing sunglasses. The man farthest to the left holds...

Blue River Ordonnance, a band comprised of one African American man and three white men, stand together with artwork surrounding them. Printed across the bottom of the photograph, "Blue River...

The Bonedaddies, a world beat band comprised of two African American men and five white men, sit at a table as a loose reenactment of the Last Supper but with a guitar, cereal, a shoe, an apple, and...

Brother Red, a trio of one African American man and two white men, lean over the keyboard of a Hammond B3 organ. Don Michael "Red" Young has his fingers on the keys, while Kenny Sara to the left...

Captain & the Red Hot Flames is a band from Colorado comprised of four white men and one African American man. Four band members stand and smile as they bend slightly forward and look at the camera...

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...

Deaconairs, a cover band from the Midwest comprised of three white men, and one African American man, laugh as they hold up the saxophone player, Kevin May, horizontally. The other band members, in no...

The Dirty Dozen, a big band comprised of eight African American men, sit in front of a window and piano, some holding their instruments. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Dirty Dozen...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band comprised of eight African American men, gather with five men standing behind three seated men. A bass drum with "The Dirty Dozen Brass Band" and cartoon caricatures...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band comprised of eight African American men standing and holding or playing their instruments in a paneled room with many photographs on the walls and celebratory lights...

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, a big band of eight African American men, stand and sit in a group, some holding their instruments, and smile for the photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Duke Daniels, a band comprised of four white men and one African American man, stand on a sidewalk with a palm tree behind them. The drummer, Larry Aberman, sits to the side. Printed in the margin...

The Dynatones, a band comprised of two African American men, four white men, and one Latino man, stand on a set of stairs. One man holds an electric guitar and wears a fedora hat. A man in front holds...

Fernest Arceneaux, wearing sunglasses, plays the accordion and sings into a microphone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Fernest Arcenaux."

Flattyre and the Blowouts, a band comprised of four white men and one African American man, stand in a line, arm-in-arm, in front of a brick wall with a door in it. Printed in the margin below the...

Hairy Apes BMX, a band comprised of one African American man and three white man, stand in a line in front of a wall. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Artist Workshop [logo]. HAIRYAPESBMX...

The Healers, a band comprised of three African American men and one white man. Two standing behind the two that are seated. Three put their right fist in the center of the four men and one lifts his...

Hip hop artist Ill One stands with his shirt tied around his waist and a large necklace hanging around his neck. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Ill One, Zahirah Entertainment. Double...

Joe "King" Carrasco, Tex-Mex new wave musician, and Michael E. Johnson, a reggae musician, stand together in front of a backdrop. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Joe "King" Carrasco &...

Jr. Medlow and the Bad Boys, a blues and funk band comprised of five white men and one African American man. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Jr. Medlow and the Bad Boys. BBA Management...

King Brothers, a blues band comprised of four African American men and one white man, looks ahead at the camera; most wearing dark leather jackets. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Hard...

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...