Jay McShann and band performing: Gene Ramey (bass), McShann (piano), Gus Johnson (drums), Walter Brown (vocals), Bud Gould (trombone), unidentified...
Jean Clayton as a teenager standing outside in opened winter coat and scarf.
Jean Clayton standing outside with an unidentified child.
Jess Stacy sitting at a dining table and looking to the side with his head resting on one hand. Stacy is wearing a pinstripe suit.
Jimmie Lunceford, Alan Courtney, and Billy Eckstine sitting at a table with a microphone. Courtney is placing his fingers in his ears. Lunceford and...
Jimmy Harrison sitting in front of a curtain facing forward and looking to the side. Harrison is wearing a dark jacket, patterned tie, and cap.
Jimmy Johnson and His Band against a wall mural; drum is also painted with a nature scene.
Concert poster advertising Jimmy Keith's Swingtet featuring Joe Coleman, "singing discovery of the year!"
Jimmy Noone playing clarinet with unidentified musicians in the background. Noone is holding the clarinet up to a CBS microphone and wearing a...
Jimmy Yancey standing against a wooden wall, looking to the side. Yancey is wearing a light colored suit, vest, and newsboy hat.
Joe Marsala playing clarinet and looking down. Marsala is wearing a black suit jacket and striped shirt.
Publicity photo of Joe Reichman standing at a piano with one hand resting on it. Reichman is looking forward and smiling, wearing a dark suit jacket...
Publicity photo of Joe Reichman conducting behind a piano. Reichman is looking forward and smiling with both hands in the air, wearing a black tuxedo...
Publicity photo of Joe Sanders sitting on the back of a chair looking to the side and smiling. Sanders is wearing a light colored suit.
Headshot of John Kirby looking to the side with a neutral expression. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.
Publicity photo of John Kirby facing forward with a neutral expression while playing bass. Kirby is wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.
John "Spider Bruce" Mason performing in blackface at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. One of the last African American comedians to appear in...
John W. Starr sitting on a beach in his swim trunks at a resort with mountains in background.
Johnny Taylor and Eddie Anderson (well known as Rochester with Jack Benny) performing on stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
Publicity photo of Kenny Sargent sitting on the back of a chair, looking forward, and smiling. Sargent is wearing a dark colored suit and tie.
KMBC radio station taxi-cab advertisement promoting the station's news coverage of World War II.
L. Perry Cookingham sitting at a table with Harriette W. Cookingham and Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop Backstrom.
Lawrence McLean and Sammy Kaye with two unidentified men in an office or studio. Kaye is shaking hands with one of the unidentified men and McLean is...
Publicity photo of Lee Wiley looking to the side with a neutral expression. Wiley is holding both hands by her chest and is wearing a white floral...
Publicity photo of Leo Carrillo in Western Wear.
