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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller smiling at the camera while playing piano. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt shaker on the piano in front of...

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

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller smiling while playing piano and looking over to the right of the photo. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller seated at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man, likely Milt Abel, on double...

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

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

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

Bettye Miller in a hotel room

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Bettye Miller standing next to a large television set in a hotel room. She's wearing a black dress with pearls and facing the camera, smiling.

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

Bettye Miller in a trio

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Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass, and an unidentified white man on drums, performing. Miller is facing the camera and the drummer's face is...

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

Bettye Miller playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano. A curtain is close behind her and a microphone is set up in front of her. She's turned to the camera and smiling.

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

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass...

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

Bettye Miller with Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel standing together in a carpeted room between two curtained windows. Miller is wearing a stole with corsage. Abel is...

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

Bettye Miller with three others at a club

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Bettye Miller in a light colored dress with long gloves and smoking a cigarette seated at a table in an unidentified club with an unidentified woman...

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

Bettye Miller with twelve others around a table

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Bettye Miller (standing, center) with twelve unidentified others (African American and white men and women) around a table in a club or restaurant...

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

Playing to a large audience

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Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing in front of a large crowd of white men and women standing in front of them. Photo taken...

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

Portrait of Bettye Miller at the piano

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Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller seated at a piano with her hand pressing down keys. Looking at the camera.

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

Portrait of Bettye Miller at the piano

Image

Promotional portrait photo of Bettye Miller seated at the piano and leaning in toward the camera, smiling.

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

Portrait of Bettye Miller in front of a piano

Image

Promotional photo of Betty Miller standing in front of a piano.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection
  • Clear selected
  • 1951
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977

Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (22)

Types

  • photographs (22)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (22)
  • Gelatin silver prints (22)
  • Snapshots (19)
  • Group portraits (16)
  • Portrait photographs (6)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (21)
  • 1941-1950 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (22)
  • African American women (22)
  • Jazz musicians (22)
  • Pianists (22)
  • Piano (17)
  • African American men (16)
  • Double bass (14)
  • Double bassists (14)
  • Musical instruments (14)
  • Drum set (10)
  • Men, White (10)
  • Microphone (10)
  • Porches (9)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (8)
  • Jazz musicians, White (7)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • Salt shakers (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Restaurants (1)
  • Television--Receivers and reception (1)

Subjects, People

  • Brown, Corky (9)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (6)
  • (-) Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (22)

Date Published

  • 1960 (22)
  • (-) 1951 (22)

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