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Curtyse Foster in a publicity photograph

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Curtyse A. Foster, standing holding his saxophone in a signed promotional photograph. Handwritten next to his printed signature, "To my family." Printed below the photograph in the margin, "Curtyse...

Date Published
1941
1950

Helen Cole poses as she plays a drum set

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Helen Cole, an African American musician, grins at the photographer as she sits behind a drum set and crosses her hands to play. Her shadow is on the wall in the spotlight of light around her. She...

Date Published
1951
1960

Jack Washington

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A studio photo of possibly Jack Washington, holding an alto saxophone.

Date Published
1923
1935

Jack Weir in costume

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A publicity photograph of white Minstrel Jack Weir in blackface and long tails. His gloved hand is pointing down to a signature, "Jack Weir - with - Geo Primrose Minstrels."

Date Published
1911
1920

Maureen Smith playing the piano

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Maureen Smith stands with her left side to the photographer and turns her head toward her left shoulder to smile at the photographer as she stands with her hands on the keys of a upright piano. She...

Date Published
1951
1960

Scamps

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A publicity photograph of the African American jazz group, Kansas City Scamps likely in the 1970's. From left to right, Lucky Wesley (bass, leader), Albert "Coots" Dye (piano), Arthur Jackson (alto...

Date Published
1971
1980