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Count Basie performing

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Count Basie seated at a piano. Likely Jo Jones on drum set behind Count Basie.

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Emmet Berry and Ed Lewis performing with the Basie Band

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Emmet Berry and Ed Lewis performing with Basie Band.

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Man and woman sitting on a bench for a studio photograph with a painted backdrop

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A studio portrait of an unidentified African American woman and African American man sitting on a bench with a painted backdrop behind them of...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Mother and her children

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A studio portrait of smiling unidentified African American woman with a baby lying on its stomach to the left and a toddler girl seated on the right.

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Texas Rangers eight-member group portrait

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The Texas Rangers eight-member (all white men) group portrait with instruments. All wearing matching dark toned suits, white cowboy hats, and dark...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers five-member group portrait

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Promotional portrait of The Texas Rangers. Five members, facing forward, smiling, holding instruments. Four stand in the back behind the accordion...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers five-member group portrait

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Promotional portrait of The Texas Rangers, Bob Crawford in the center. Five members, facing forward, smiling, holding instruments, and standing on...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers five-member group portrait

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The Texas Rangers five-member portrait with instruments. All wearing matching white hats, four wearing matching plaid button up shirts with one...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers four member landscape promotional photo

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The Texas Rangers portrait. Four men in white, button-up, long sleeve shirts and dark pants with white stripe down side holding instruments. Left to...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers four member portrait promotional photo

Image

The Texas Rangers portrait. Four men in white, button-up, long sleeve shirts and dark pants with white stripe down side holding instruments. Clockwise...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers in-studio promotional photo

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Promotional photo of The Texas Rangers performing in studio. Eight members in semi-circle around "KMBC" microphone. Four in back playing instruments...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Texas Rangers on television studio set

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Eight Texas Rangers around table on television studio set. Set on right of photo. Four men seated on benches at round table. Four men standing with...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Woman wearing a string of pearls

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A studio head shot portrait of an unidentified African American woman looking down and slightly to her right shoulder without smiling. She wears a...

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection
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  • 1931
  • 1950

Member of

  • Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection (8)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (3)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (13)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (13)
  • Gelatin silver prints (13)
  • Group portraits (3)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Reproductions (1)

Time Periods

  • 1931-1940 (11)
  • 1941-1950 (10)
  • 1921-1930 (1)

Subjects

  • Country musicians (8)
  • Musical groups (8)
  • Musicians (8)
  • Radio programs, Musical (8)
  • African American women (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • African American men (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Infants (1)
  • Jazz ensembles (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Mother and child (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Toddlers (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Crawford, Captain Bob (5)
  • Kratoska, Herb, 1913-1975 (4)
  • Cool, Gomer (2)
  • Hartman, Clarence, 1890-1969 (2)
  • Sells, Paul (2)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Berry, Emmett (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Lewis, Ed, 1909-1985 (1)

Date Published

  • (-) 1931 (13)
  • (-) 1950 (13)

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