Grand Emporium Collection

Four members of the five member Blue City Band, a blues band comprised of three white men and two African American men, perform in a tent. Farthest to the left is David Tims playing the drums and...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones bends his elbow to curl three fingers of his right hand on his right cheek with one finger pointed straight up as he looks seriously at the camera.. Printed in...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones sits backwards on a chair and crosses his forearms to rest them on the back of the chair. He turns his head to the left to smile at the camera. He wears a shirt...

Blues drummer and vocalist Casey Jones turns his head slightly over his right shoulder to smile at the camera.. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "The Chi-Town Boogie Man Casey Jones. Airwax...

Blues guitarist and drummer Coco Montoya leans his bent left elbow on a case and rests his chin in his left hand as he smiles at the camera and holds an blue electric guitar with silver flecked finger...

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...

Forbidden Pigs, a blues-rock band comprised of three white men, stand holding their instruments of a snare drum, an accordion, and a string bass. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Swingin'...

James Harmon Band, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand on stage wearing business suits as they perform. Printed on the drum, "James Harman Band, the Dangerous Gentlemen."

Blues drummer and vocalist Kansas City Red cocks his head to the right as he closes his eyes to sing into a microphone and play a drum set possibly during a studio recording. Printed in the margin...

The Kinsey Report, a blues band comprised of three African American men, in a photograph taken from an angle from the floor up to where they are standing, holding their instruments. Printed in the...

The Kinsey Report, a blues band comprised of three African American men, sit outside in front of a concrete wall with the number 42 painted on the support. Each member holds an instrument. Printed in...

Larry Taylor, blues drummer and singer, looks straight ahead as he sings into a microphone. He wears a dark hat and a shirt with a space-themed print on it. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Larry Taylor, blues drummer and singer, crosses his hands and rests them on something under his overcoat; possibly a walking stick. He looks seriously at the camera. He wears a dark hat. There are two...

Blues vocalist and drummer Larry Taylor closes his eyes and lifts his eyebrows as he sings into a microphone he holds with both hands. He wears a dark hat.

Blues drummer Mike Buck sits at a drum set and looks to his right as he wears a polka-dot, long-sleeved shirt.

Ron Thompson and the Resistors, a blues band comprised of two white men who stand with their instruments and one African American man who sits on a barstool holding drum sticks. He wears a straw...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Ruthie Foster (left), in a split photograph, sits on a suitcase on railroad tracks and plays an acoustic guitar. In the photograph on the left, Ruthie is joined by hand...

Blues drummer Sam Lay sits and rests his right cheek on his right hand and slightly smiles toward the camera. He wears a business suit with a chest-length necktie with a cowboy boot tie tack, and a...

Blues drummer Sam Lay glares at the drum set he sits behind. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sam Lay. Blues Management Group, Thomas J. Radai Jr., Phone (414) 321-0188."

Scarlet Runner, a blues-rock band comprised of Jason Christensen, Jack Christensen, and Jeremy Ackley, stand outside in front of a house laughing. The band member in the center is smoking. The one on...

Sean Costello and the Counts of Rhythm is a blues ensemble comprised of three white men and one African American man. Standing in the back is a harmonica player, a drummer, and a stand-up bass player...

Blues drummer and vocalist Willie "The Touch" Hayes purses his lips and looks over his left shoulder as he plays a drum set while wearing a dark fedora hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph...