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"Great Day in Harlem"

Image

"A Great Day in Harlem": Art Kane portrait of fifty-seven jazz musicians in Harlem; Harlem, New York.

Date Published
1958
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel at the zoo

Image

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel posing together for a photo while at the zoo. Abel has an arm around Miller's shoulders and they're standing in front of a...

Date Published
1958
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Buck Clayton with jazz trio

Image

Buck Clayton performing with Bobby Donaldson and an unidentified pianist; above them is a poster advertising the IBM 632.

Date Published
1958
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Freddie Green

Image

Close up photograph of Freddie Green with head stock of guitar covering part of his face.

Date Published
1938
1958
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Guitarist and bassist performing in Chicago

Image

An unidentified African American man holding a tenor guitar while wearing mix-matched clothing and a derby hat stands to the right and gives a...

Date Published
1958
1959
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

Image

Hank Ballard sings into a microphone on the left side of the photograph as the Midnighters, a rhythm and blues band comprised of four African American...

Date Published
1958
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Reprint of a late 1950s photo of Jay McShann playing piano

Image

Jay McShann at a piano in the residence of Jim and Doraen (last names unknown); 8000 W 86th St. in Kansas City, Missouri; photo taken in either 1957...

Date Published
1957
1958
Member of
Jay McShann Collection
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  • 1958
  • African American men

Member of

  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (3)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (1)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (7)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (6)
  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Group portraits (5)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • Color photographs (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1951-1960 (4)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (5)
  • Jazz musicians (5)
  • African American women (3)
  • Pianists (3)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Letters (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Musicians--Labor unions (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) African American men (7)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)
  • Miami (Fla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Ballard, Hank (1)
  • Donaldson, Bobby, 1922-1971 (1)
  • Green, Freddie, 1911-1987 (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (1)

Date Published

  • 1938 (1)
  • 1957 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • (-) 1958 (7)

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