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125th St in Harlem, New York

Image

125th Street in Harlem; Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

18th Street and the Paseo in the 1940s

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Street's hotel and environs, 18th and Paseo; Kansas City, Missouri, with people walking on the sidewalks and cars parked along the street.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Crowd outside a theater

Image

Nighttime shot of an unidentified theater marquee, likely in New York, advertising a performance of Carmen Cavallaro and his Orchestra along with Bing...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Double image: Woman with braided hair; smiling man on the street

Image

Two images. Left: Unidentified smiling white woman in a jacket with her hair braided on top in the grass in front of a stone building. Right...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Hanging out

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Two unidentified African American men, in zoot suits and fedoras, standing on the sidewalk beside a car with their hands in their pockets.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

In front of the Hotel Statler

Image

Unidentified white man and woman posing for a photo outside the Hotel Statler. She's holding a bouquet of flowers and both are wearing jackets. Cars...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Ed Dix Collection

O.U. Hoover and Elizabeth Martin walking on the street

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O.U. Hoover (left) and Elizabeth Martin (right) walking on a city sidewalk. A young white boy is in the background behind Martin.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

On the street with Cliff Jackson and his dogs

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Cliff Jackson on the sidewalk with two dogs and an unidentified group of people, all wearing overcoats and fedoras.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside of the Capitol in Harlem

Image

Exterior shot of The Capitol jazz club with signs advertising an upcoming performance of Dizzy Gillespie, billed as America's Greatest Trumpet Star.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Colonial Tavern in Toronto

Image

Exterior shot of the Colonial Tavern in Toronto, Canada, with marquee advertising a performance of Buck Clayton and his Count Basie All Stars and...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Outside the Melody Room

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Exterior shot of the Melody Room and street with pedestrians in Harlem, New York City; exterior decorated with bunting.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Pastor attending graduation

Image

An unidentified African American man, likely a pastor, wears a collar and a three piece suit as he holds his fedora hat in his left hand and a cane in...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Street life outside Small's Paradise

Image

Scene at night outside Small's Paradise; several pedestrians seen.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Street scene in Malmedy, Belgium

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Street scene including a policeman at an intersection in Malmedy, Belgium.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Two unidentified women in front of the street

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Upper body photo of one white woman turned towards another, the second white woman has her arms behind her back and is staring off to the left. They...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Unidentified building with a Chock Full O' Nuts

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An unidentified building with a Chock Full O' Nuts coffee shop on the ground floor.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Unidentified woman

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Unidentified woman wearing a pantsuit leaning against a pole at an unidentified street corner and across from a kitchen appliance store.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection

View of 18th and Vine

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View of the 18th and Vine district of Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Warren Durrett holding a camera to his face

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Blurry photo of Warren Durrett in a winter jacket and a tie, holding a camera in both hands in front of his face, poised to take a photograph. There...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection

Woman standing on the sidewalk with Warren Durrett

Image

Unidentified white woman in a hat and a thick coat with a brooch, holding something in her arm, next to Warren Durrett in a thick coat and a tie, with...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Warren Durrett Collection
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  • 1950
  • Streets

Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (11)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (4)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (2)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (1)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)
  • Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (20)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (20)
  • Gelatin silver prints (20)
  • Snapshots (18)
  • Cityscape photographs (15)
  • Architectural photographs (6)
  • Group portraits (6)
  • Portrait photographs (5)
  • Reproductions (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (9)

Subjects

  • Buildings (9)
  • Automobiles (7)
  • Women, White (6)
  • Men, White (5)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (5)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (4)
  • Pedestrians (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • Jazz musicians (3)
  • Cities and towns (2)
  • Hotels (2)
  • Jazz musicians, White (2)
  • Signs and signboards (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Bank buildings (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Bunting (Cloth) (1)
  • Cameras (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • City and town life (1)
  • Clergy (1)
  • Coffee shops (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Dwellings (1)
  • Fur garments (1)
  • Hospital administrators (1)
  • Hydrants (1)
  • Marquees (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Police (1)
  • Storefronts (1)
  • Street life (1)
  • (-) Streets (20)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) (4)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (4)
  • 18th and Vine District (1)
  • 18th Street (1)
  • Malmédy (Belgium) (1)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)
  • Paseo Boulevard (1)
  • Toronto (Ont.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Durrett, Warren (2)
  • Brown, Olive, 1922-1981 (1)
  • Cavallaro, Carmen, 1913-1989 (1)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (1)
  • Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 (1)
  • Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Hoover, O. U. (1)
  • Jackson, Cliff, 1902-1970 (1)
  • Martin, Elizabeth (Superintendent) (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (20)
  • (-) 1950 (20)

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