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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a hallway

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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a dimly lit hallway at an unidentified location. Abel is a few paces behind Miller and has one hand in his pants pocket...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a hallway

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Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a hallway at an unidentified venue. The Ladies' room door is seen behind them. Abel is looking toward Miller who is...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and others at her birthday party

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Bettye Miller holding a knife she's using to cut her birthday cake while turned back to look at Milt Abel and other unidentified guests at her...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and unidentified drummer

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Bettye Miller (piano), Milt Abel (double bass), and an unidentified drummer perform for a small audience during Miller's birthday party.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel playing bass

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Milt Abel playing bass during Bettye Miller's birthday party.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel taking a photo

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Photo of Milt Abel from the side and slightly behind while taking a photo with the camera held up to his eye. The camera has a flash cube tower...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel taking a photo

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Milt Abel taking a photograph of an unknown subject. Unidentified white woman is in front of Abel and to the side looking at what Abel is...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel with his double bass

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Milt Abel with his double bass at Bettye Miller's birthday party. He's looking directly at the camera.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Milt Abel with unidentified woman and man

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Milt Abel posing for a photo with an unidentified white woman and white man at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are looking at the camera.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party

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Unidentified band performing in front of an audience at Bettye Miller's birthday party. All are white men and include a pianist, double bassist, and a...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party

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Unidentified white woman singing with an unidentified African American male bassist performing in front of an audience during Bettye Miller's birthday...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Performers at Bettye Miller's birthday party

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Unidentified white woman singing with an African American male bassist and white male guitarist in front of an audience during Bettye Miller's...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Unidentified musician in suit playing double bass

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Unidentified musician in suit playing double bass.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection
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  • 1976
  • Double bassists

Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (12)
  • Allan Bell Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (13)

Genres

  • Color photographs (12)
  • Snapshots (12)
  • Group portraits (9)
  • Portrait photographs (4)
  • Black & white photographs (1)
  • Gelatin silver prints (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (13)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (12)
  • African American jazz musicians (11)
  • African American men (11)
  • Double bass (6)
  • African American women (5)
  • Pianists (5)
  • Women, White (5)
  • Audiences (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Drum set (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Cameras (1)
  • Entertaining (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • (-) Double bassists (13)

Subjects, People

  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (9)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (4)

Date Published

  • 1971 (1)
  • (-) 1976 (13)

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