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Big Mama Thornton applauding

Image

Big Mama Thornton in a straw hat and seated at a table facing to the left of the photo; she's applauding and there is a bottle, some sort of leafy...

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Mama Thornton at the microphone

Image

Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone held close to her mouth; she's wearing a straw hat and facing to the left of the photo.

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Mama Thornton singing

Image

Big Mama Thornton singing into a microphone; wearing a cowboy hat and sparkly floral patterned shirt; head turned to look over to the right.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton

Image

Big Mama Thornton holding a microphone close to her face; wearing a cowboy hat, pinstripe suit jacket and looking at the camera smiling.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Buck Clayton in Paris

Image

Gene Ramey standing with Emmett Berry, Buck Clayton and likely Hazel Scott in Paris, France.

Date Published
November-01-1953
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Gene Ramey and Hazel Scott

Image

Buck Clayton standing with Gene Ramey and Hazel Scott on the sidewalk in Paris, France.

Date Published
1959
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
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  • Black & white photographs
  • African American women musicians

Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (4)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (6)

Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Portrait photographs (4)
  • Group portraits (2)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • Publicity photographs (1)
  • (-) Black & white photographs (6)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (3)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • Hats (4)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (4)
  • Microphone (3)
  • African American jazz musicians (2)
  • Jazz musicians (2)
  • Applause (1)
  • Bottles (1)
  • Centerpieces (1)
  • Handbags (1)
  • (-) African American women musicians (6)

Subjects, People

  • Thornton, Big Mama (4)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Ramey, Gene (2)
  • Scott, Hazel (2)
  • Berry, Emmett (1)

Date Published

  • 1984 (2)
  • 1953-11-01 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1990 (1)

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