Grand Emporium Collection

The Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, an R&B and blues band comprised of three African American men and three white men, pose in a group with three seated in the front, two behind them, and one standing...

Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, a blues band comprised of four white men and two African American men, stand together. All are wearing dark suits. Two wear flat caps. Two wear fedoras. Printed in the...

Mel Waiters, blues and rhythm and blues singer, rests his chin on his fist and smiles directly at the camera as he wears a performance costume. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mel Waiters...

Ruth Brown, an R&B, soul, jazz, and blues singer, in a split photograph. In the top she looks up and to the left. In the bottom she looks to the right. Printed in the right margin the photograph,...