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Aerial shot of Chin Lee

Image

Aerial shot of Chin Lee's.

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

Bettye Miller and others at a club

Image

Bettye Miller (third from the left) at a table with four unidentified African American women, an unidentified African American man, and speaking with...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with three others at a club

Image

Bettye Miller (left) and three unidentified women seated around a table at a club. All but one looking at the camera. The two women on the right have...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Jack Dempsey's bar

Image

Exterior shot of Jack Dempsey's Broadway Bar at night.

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

Night shot outside of Small's Paradise

Image

Exterior nighttime shot of Small's Paradise in Harlem, New York City.

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

Outside Joe Louis' bar

Image

Outside shot of Joe Louis' Bar in New York; pedestrians and a few cars seen in front.

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

Outside of Small's Paradise

Image

Sepia toned exterior shot of Small's Paradise.

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 Baby Grand

Image

Exterior shot of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York.

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

Outside the Baby Grand

Image

Exterior shot of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York with three photos displayed of current acts performing.

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

Outside the Baby Grand

Image

Exterior shot of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York.

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

Outside the Baby Grand

Image

Sepia-toned exterior photo of the Baby Grand bar in Harlem, New York.

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

Image

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

Outside the Onyx Club

Image

Exterior shot of the Onyx Club in Harlem at night with sign advertising upcoming performances by Vivien Garry, Teddy Kaye, Arv Garrison and the Jackie...

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

Outside the Tic-Toc

Image

Exterior shot of the Tic-Toc advertising a performance by Buck Clayton and his band.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton 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

Sugar Ray's

Image

Exterior shot of Sugar Ray's in the evening with an unidentified African-American man in a hat standing in front of the entrance.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
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  • 1950
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)

Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (16)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (18)

Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (18)
  • Snapshots (18)
  • Black & white photographs (17)
  • Architectural photographs (16)
  • Cityscape photographs (16)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Aerial photographs (1)
  • Color photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (2)

Subjects

  • Buildings (16)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (14)
  • Streets (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • Pedestrians (3)
  • Signs and signboards (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • African American women (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Aerial views (1)
  • Bank buildings (1)
  • Bunting (Cloth) (1)
  • Champagne (Wine) (1)
  • Hydrants (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Neon signs (1)
  • (-) Bars (Drinking establishments) (18)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) (13)
  • Toronto (Ont.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (2)
  • Brown, Olive, 1922-1981 (1)
  • Garrison, Arv (1)
  • Garry, Vivien (1)
  • Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Kaye, Teddy (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (18)
  • (-) 1950 (18)

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