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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 cutting her cake

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Bettye Miller bent over cutting her birthday cake. Roses and other flowers are in vases beside the cake table and a few guests can be seen in the...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller laughing with two people

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Bettye Miller talking and laughing with an unidentified white woman and white man at her birthday party. Other people can be seen in the background.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party

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Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party. Two unidentified men, one standing, are behind her watching as she plays.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party

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Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party. A cymbal from a drum set is seen at her left and a group of people are seen behind her.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller reading a note

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Bettye Miller standing while reading a note in her hand. Two unidentified white women are standing beside her and an unidentified man seated on a...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller seated at her birthday party

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Bettye Miller seated in an armchair with a floral print. She's holding a paper cup with the Coca-Cola logo on it and there's an ashtray on the arm of...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

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Bettye Miller singing while playing the piano during her birthday party. An unidentified man is seated behind her.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller speaking with two women

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Bettye Miller speaking with two unidentified white women during her birthday party. One of the women she's speaking with has her head turned away from...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller standing with unidentified man

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Bettye Miller posing for a photo at her birthday party with an unidentified man who has an arm around her shoulder. They're standing next to a column...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with friends

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Bettye Miller standing outside the venue her birthday party is being held in with three unidentified African American men and an unidentified white...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with her birthday cake

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Bettye Miller leaning over a table holding her birthday cake. She's doing something but it's unclear what. Photo taken from behind.

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

Big Bob Dougherty

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Big Bob Dougherty holding album "Big Bob from KC."

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Buck Clayton, Harry Sweets Edison, and Count Basie relaxing on the streets of Nice, France

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Count Basie standing on the sidewalk with Harry "Sweets" Edison and Buck Clayton, laughing; Nice, France.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Carroll Jenkins

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Publicity photo of Carroll Jenkins playing guitar.

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Chocolate Cowboy playing the piano

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Chocolate Cowboy playing the piano.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Chocolate Cowboy playing the piano

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Chocolate Cowboy playing the piano.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Dr. Feelgood and the Interns

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Publicity photo of Dr. Feelgood and the Interns, featuring William "Willie" Lee Perryman and five unidentified musicians.

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Enumit Friney playing the vibraphone

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Enumit Friney playing the vibraphone.

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Ernie Fields Jr.

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Publicity photo of Ernie Fields, Jr., holding instruments.

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Ernie Fields Jr. and Company

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Publicity photo of Ernie Fields, Jr.

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Ernie Fields Jr. and Company

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Publicity photo of Ernie Fields, Jr.

Date Published
1961
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

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  • African American jazz musicians

Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (25)
  • Allan Bell Collection (14)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (2)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (43)

Genres

  • Snapshots (30)
  • Color photographs (26)
  • Group portraits (25)
  • Portrait photographs (20)
  • Black & white photographs (15)
  • Gelatin silver prints (15)
  • Publicity photographs (12)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (42)
  • 1961-1970 (10)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (27)
  • African American men (22)
  • Pianists (17)
  • African American women (16)
  • Double bassists (11)
  • Audiences (9)
  • Women, White (9)
  • Piano (7)
  • Double bass (5)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (2)
  • Birthday cakes (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Drum set (2)
  • Guitar (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Women jazz musicians (2)
  • Women pianists (2)
  • African American women singers (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Cameras (1)
  • Choirs (Music) (1)
  • Cymbals (1)
  • Entertaining (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music--Posters (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Trombone (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (43)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Nice (France) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (15)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (9)
  • Fields, Ernie, Jr. (3)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (2)
  • Jenkins, Carroll (2)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (1)
  • Dougherty, Bob (1)
  • Edison, Harry, 1915-1999 (1)
  • Friney, Enumit (1)
  • Glenn, Lloyd (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007 (1)
  • Phillips, Rose (Musician) (1)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (1)

Events

  • Nice Festival (1976 : Nice, France) (1)

Date Published

  • 1961 (10)
  • 1971 (4)
  • (-) 1976 (43)

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