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C.J. Chenier

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Zydeco accordionist C.J. Chenier leans his wrists on a Baldoni accordion and looks slyly at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1990
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Congressman Alan Wheat

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Congressman Alan Wheat from Missouri's 5th district waving from the back seat of a convertible during the 1992 Kansas City pride parade; his wife is...

Date Published
1992
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

David Garza

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David Garza and the rock band The Lovebeads stand in front of a wooden doorway in a brick wall. David Garza is a guitarist and singer. The band is...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie Shaw

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Eddie Shaw, blues saxophone player, lifts his right knee and closes his eyes as he plays a tenor saxophone. He wears a vest over a button-down shirt...

Date Published
1985
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Geno Delafose

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Zydeco accordionist and vocalist Geno Delafose smiles and looks up as he rests his hands on an accordion that is only partially in the close-up...

Date Published
1992
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Gizzae

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Gizzae, an American reggae band comprised of five African American men, stand in a line and look seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1992
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Group photo with signs

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Group photo at the 1992 Kansas City pride parade of a group of white women holding several signs reading "Invisibility equals vulnerability" ; "Sappho...

Date Published
1992
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

Honeyboy Edwards Blues Band

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The Honeyboy Edwards Blues Band, a blues band comprised of one white man and three African American men, stand on stage in the dark, performing...

Date Published
1992
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

House of Assembly

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House of Assembly, a reggae band comprised of four African American men, stand smiling in front of a stucco wall. The man farthest to the left holds...

Date Published
1987
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jay McShann with two others in Ottawa

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Jay McShann (center) with two unidentified men during the 1992 Ottawa Jazz Festival, Ontario, Canada; the man on the left is wearing a sweatshirt with...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials

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Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, a blues band comprised of two African American men and three white men, stand together and smile as they hold their...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Little Willie Littlefield

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Blues singer and pianist Little Willie Littlefield presses keys down on a toy piano and he grins and holds a microphone to his mouth. He wears a light...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Lonnie Shields

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Lonnie Shields, blues guitarist and singer, smiles at the camera as he wears a tuxedo with a bow tie and a boutonniere. The neck of a guitar he is...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michael Brown

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Saxophonist Michael Brown hugs a saxophone to his body as he wears a light-colored fedora and a checked double-breasted suit. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1992
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michael E. Johnson

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Michael E. Johnson, reggae singer for the Killer Bees, lowers his sunglasses to look directly at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. He...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michael E. Johnson

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Michael E. Johnson, reggae singer for the Killer Bees, sings into a microphone he holds in his right hand. He's wearing a fingerless leather glove on...

Date Published
1989
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Paramount Singers

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Paramount Singers, a gospel singing group of six African American men, stand on the steps of a clapboard building wearing matching business suits and...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Passages youth group banner

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Three unidentified white people marching in the 1992 Kansas City pride parade with a banner bearing the Passages logo; another unidentified white man...

Date Published
1992
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

R.J. and Kid Morgan Blues Band (featuring Percy Strother!)

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The R.J. and Kid Morgan Blues Band featuring Percy Strother stand together performing. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "the R.J. & Kid...

Date Published
1992
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Rainbow Society for the Deaf's rainbow van

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Entry in the 1992 Kansas City pride parade from the Kansas City Rainbow Society for the Deaf(KCRSD) consisting of a Volkswagen van painted with...

Date Published
1992
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

Sam Lay

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Blues drummer Sam Lay sits and rests his right cheek on his right hand and slightly smiles toward the camera. He wears a business suit with a chest...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Toasters

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The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and five white men, look into the camera with disgruntled...

Date Published
1992
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Toasters

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The Toasters, a ska band from New York City comprised of three African American men and five white men, stand in a group and look up at the camera...

Date Published
1992
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tommy Ridgley

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Tommy Ridgley, rhythm & blues singer and piano player, grins as he stands with his hands waist high and his fingers spread wide. He wears a double...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Tony Williams Quintet

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The Tony Williams Quintet, a jazz quintet of five African American men, is side by side to a portrait photograph of Tony Williams, drummer. The...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
  • Clear selected
  • 1992
  • African American men

Member of

  • Grand Emporium Collection (20)
  • GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection (4)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (25)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (20)
  • Gelatin silver prints (20)
  • Publicity photographs (20)
  • Group portraits (15)
  • Portrait photographs (11)
  • Color photographs (5)
  • Cityscape photographs (4)
  • Snapshots (4)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (25)
  • 1981-1990 (4)

Subjects

  • Bands (Music) (12)
  • Men, White (10)
  • Singers (8)
  • Blues musicians (7)
  • Gay pride parades (4)
  • Reggae musicians (4)
  • Signs and signboards (4)
  • Gay men (3)
  • Lesbians (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • Accordionists (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Saxophonists (2)
  • Signs and symbols--Social aspects (2)
  • Ska (Music) (2)
  • Zydeco musicians (2)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • African American women (1)
  • Automobiles, Convertible (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Buses (1)
  • Community-based social services (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Flags--Social aspects (1)
  • Gay youth--Services for (1)
  • Gospel musicians (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Mexican Americans (1)
  • People with disabilities (1)
  • Politicians (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Spectators (1)
  • Stop signs (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Sweatshirts (1)
  • Traffic signs and signals (1)
  • Volkswagen automobiles (1)
  • (-) African American men (25)

Subjects, Community

  • Gay liberation (4)
  • Gay pride (4)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (4)
  • LGBTQ+ events (4)
  • LGBTQ+ people (4)
  • African American gay men (3)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (3)
  • Gay political activists (3)
  • White gay men (3)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (3)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (2)
  • White lesbians (2)
  • Gay Deaf people (1)
  • Lesbian political activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ Deaf people (1)
  • LGBTQ+ youth (1)
  • LGBTQ+ youth centres (1)
  • Rainbow flags (1)
  • Red ribbons (AIDS) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Johnson, Michael E. (2)
  • Brown, Michael (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Chenier, C. J. (Clayton Joseph), 1957- (1)
  • Coleman, Ira (1)
  • Delafose, Geno (1)
  • Edwards, Honeyboy (1)
  • Frank, Michael (Harmonica player) (1)
  • Garza, David (1)
  • Jones, Floyd, 1917-1989 (1)
  • Kansas City Red (1)
  • Lay, Sam (1)
  • Lil' Ed (1)
  • Littlefield, Little Willie (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Miller, Mulgrew (1)
  • Mischo, R. J. (1)
  • Morgan, Teddy (1)
  • Pierce, Billy, 1948- (1)
  • Ridgley, Tommy, 1925-1999 (1)
  • Roney, Wallace (1)
  • Shaw, Eddie, 1937-2018 (1)
  • Shields, Lonnie, 1956- (1)
  • Strother, Percy (1)
  • Wheat, Alan, 1951- (1)
  • Williams, Tony, 1945-1997 (1)

Events

  • Ottawa International Jazz Festival (1992) (1)

Date Published

  • 1993 (2)
  • 1998 (2)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1997 (1)
  • 2000 (1)
  • (-) 1992 (25)

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