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Eugene "Jeep" Griddine at Club Trocadero

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Eugene "Jeep" Griddine playing guitar; Club Trocadero; Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Five piece band performing on stage with barn backdrop

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Unidentified band performing on stage with barn backdrop. All wearing matching outfits of dark shirts with white scarves, medium toned striped pants...

Date Published
1951
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Goodwill Family portrait

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KWTO promotional portrait of The Goodwill Family and their families. Five adults standing behind couch; four adults and one child sitting on couch...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Lawrence McLean presenting Metronoma award

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Lawrence McLean presenting Metronoma award to an unidentified man. McLean is standing on the left and is smiling while handing over the metronome. He...

Date Published
1951
1958
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

Louise Massey performing at piano

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Louise Massey performing at piano in white dress on stage with barn background. KMBC-KFRM microphone in foreground. Unidentified man in white cowboy...

Date Published
1951
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Man looks to the ceiling as he plays the piano

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An unidentified African American man wearing a suit turns to his right and looks up to the ceiling as he sits at the piano and plays with his left...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Metropolitan Opera audience look on as Pierre Monteaux conducts

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The Metropolitan Opera audience (white women and men) looks on, some still approaching their seats, as Pierre Monteaux conducts.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Millie and Sue performing on stage with guitar and mandolin

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Millie and Sue performing on stage with barn backdrop. Both standing behind KMBC microphone in dark dresses with guitar and mandolin. Charley Pryor...

Date Published
1951
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Promotional photo for unidentified group

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Promotional photograph of an unidentified group of six women in identical costumes and in groups of three around a seated woman in a dark gown between...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Promotional photo for unidentified group

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Promotional photograph of an unidentified group of six women and one man. The women are in a line of three on either side of the man and wearing...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Promotional photo of Hank and Tony, the Manhattan Steppers

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Promotional photograph of The "Manhattan Steppers", Hank and Tony. Both are wearing tuxedos and one is posed behind and above the other.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Publicity photo of Chet Atkins

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Publicity photo of Chet Atkins holding guitar on his leg lifted up. Atkins is wearing a tuxedo and bowtie and smiling.

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Don Messer and His Islanders

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Publicity photo of Don Messer and His Islanders featuring Duke Neilsen, Warren MacRae, Cecil McEachern, Ray Simmons, Harold MacRae, Mark Osborne...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Rex Allen performing with band

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Band performing on stage with barn backdrop. Rex Allen playing guitar and singing into KMBC-KFRM microphone wearing white cowboy hat, shirt, and pants...

Date Published
1951
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Rex Allen with band and unidentified man on stage

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Unidentified man and Rex Allen on stage with barn backdrop. Man in black shirt with black horse embroidered scarf holding papers talking to Rex Allen...

Date Published
1951
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Ruth Warrick and unidentified man on stage with band

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Ruth Warrick, unidentified man, and unidentified band on stage with barn backdrop. Ruth Warrick singing into KMBC-KFRM microphone while wearing dark...

Date Published
1951
Member of
Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection

Samuel "Baby" Lovett, Tate, Ice at Benny's Bar

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Samuel "Baby" Lovett, Tate, Ice; Benny's Bar; Kansas City, Missouri

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Unidentified man playing piano at Club Trocadero

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Unidentified African American man playing piano; Club Trocadero; Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection
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  • 1951
  • Musicians

Member of

  • Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection (7)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (3)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (3)
  • Allan Bell Collection (1)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (1)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • Mclean Family Collection (1)
  • Ted Malone Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (18)
  • Gelatin silver prints (18)
  • Group portraits (7)
  • Portrait photographs (7)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (17)
  • 1941-1950 (1)

Subjects

  • Country musicians (7)
  • Musical groups (7)
  • Radio programs, Musical (7)
  • African American men (6)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (4)
  • African American women (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Actresses (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Businessmen (1)
  • Conductors (Music) (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Opera (1)
  • Opera audiences (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • (-) Musicians (18)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (3)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Allen, Rex, 1920-1999 (2)
  • Atkins, Chet (1)
  • Griddine, Eugene (1)
  • Kratoska, Herb, 1913-1975 (1)
  • Lovett, Baby (1)
  • Massey, Louise (1)
  • McLean, Percy Lawrence, 1901-1958 (1)
  • Messer, Don, 1909-1973 (1)
  • Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964 (1)
  • Warrick, Ruth (1)

Date Published

  • 1960 (10)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1958 (1)
  • (-) 1951 (18)

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