Grand Emporium Collection

The Boneshakers stand together as Randy Jacobs put his hands on the shoulders of Sweet Pea Atkinson. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sweet Pea Atkinson, Randy Jacobs. the Bone Shaker,...

The Boneshakers, a rhythm and blues band comprised of one white man who leans on a wall as the other member, and an African American man, leans on a large wooden gate-type door. In the margin below...

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...

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...

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, a funk, blues, and rhythm and blues vocal group of four African American men, who stand and sing at microphones at the edge of the stage at the Grand Emporium in...

Hank Ballard sings into a microphone on the left side of the photograph as the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of four African American men, dance and sing around one central microphone...

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of eight African American men, stand on stage. Hank Ballard sings into a microphone as the three back up singers/dancers, The...

The Loved Ones, an R&B band from Oakland, California comprised of four white men who stand on a sidewalk between the Oakland depot and the train tracks. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

The Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of five African American men. One man sits holding an electric guitar, while the other four stand behind him, their faces very close together...

Rhythm and Blues musician Randy Jacobs, of the Boneshakers, smiles slightly directly at the photographer as he wears a dark fedora. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Randy Jacobs. The Bone...

Rhythm and Blues musician Sweet Pea Atkinson, of the Boneshakers, looks out from under the brim of his dark fedora directly at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sweet Pea...

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...

Urban Blight, a ska, R&B, funk, pop, and reggae band comprised of seven white men who lean or sit on a wall around a rooftop. One band member leans from a metal gate he has climbed up on the first...