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Ann Reed with guitar

Image

Publicity photo of Ann Reed in a dark suit with moon and stars brooch standing next to her guitar; facing the camera and smiling, head tilted to the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller on piano performing on stage with Milt Abel on double bass next to her.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano with Milt Abel playing double bass behind her. Both are looking at the camera.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller smiling at the camera while playing piano. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt shaker on the piano in front of...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller smiling while playing piano and looking over to the right of the photo. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel performing together

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing together. Abel is positioned behind Miller who is looking to the right of the photo. Very...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel playing in a living room

Image

Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass performing in a living room. An unidentified African American man is playing drums behind them in the...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller seated at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man, likely Milt Abel, on double...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller in a trio

Image

Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass, and an unidentified white man on drums, performing. Miller is facing the camera and the drummer's face is...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing xylophone

Image

Bettye Miller playing a xylophone set up next to her piano. Milt Abel is playing double bass at the right.

Date Published
1967
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with Milt Abel

Image

Milt Abel, double bass, and Bettye Miller, piano, playing in front of an audience (primarily white men seen). The photo is taken from behind and to...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and two others

Image

An unidentified white man, Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and an unidentified African American woman standing in a group together with a big band playing...

Date Published
May-1967
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Rod Padilla

Image

Bettye Miller, piano, Milt Abel, double bass, and Rod Padilla, drums, performing in the lounge of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Lois Robers, and George Nader

Image

Bettye Miller, seated at a piano with Milt Abel holding his double bass. George Nader is leaning on the piano with Lois Roberts standing next to him...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

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Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (34)
  • GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection (32)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (22)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (21)
  • Jay McShann Collection (21)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (6)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (4)
  • Baron Missakian Collection (2)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • Ed Dix Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (146)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (146)
  • Group portraits (118)
  • Snapshots (59)
  • Publicity photographs (53)
  • Portrait photographs (29)
  • Promotional photographs (11)
  • Mixed media (1)
  • Still life photographs (1)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (146)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (56)
  • 1951-1960 (20)
  • 1961-1970 (18)
  • 1981-1990 (18)
  • 1971-1980 (16)
  • 1941-1950 (8)
  • 1931-1940 (7)
  • 2001-2010 (6)
  • 1921-1930 (2)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (78)
  • African American jazz musicians (73)
  • African American men (59)
  • Men, White (48)
  • Double bassists (47)
  • Piano (46)
  • Double bass (45)
  • Pianists (45)
  • Women, White (45)
  • African American women (38)
  • Entertainers (32)
  • Women musicians (32)
  • Guitar (29)
  • Women singers (29)
  • Drum set (26)
  • Lesbians (25)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (23)
  • Microphone (23)
  • Bands (Music) (22)
  • Jazz musicians, White (20)
  • Saxophonists (20)
  • Saxophone (18)
  • Musicians (13)
  • Trumpet players (12)
  • Big bands (11)
  • Trombonists (11)
  • Porches (9)
  • Trumpet (9)
  • Audiences (8)
  • Women pianists (8)
  • African American band directors (7)
  • Guitarists (7)
  • Trombone (7)
  • Women jazz musicians (7)
  • Band directors (6)
  • African American women jazz singers (5)
  • Tambourine (5)
  • African American children (4)
  • Children, White (4)
  • Children--Hospital care (4)
  • Hospital patients (4)
  • Canadians (3)
  • Chekeré (3)
  • Clarinet (3)
  • Clarinetists (3)
  • Costume (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Percussionists (3)
  • Rockabilly musicians (3)
  • Wheelchairs (3)
  • Accordion (2)
  • Americana (Music) (2)
  • Autographs (2)
  • Black people (2)
  • Blues musicians (2)
  • Cellists (2)
  • Celtic music (2)
  • College students (2)
  • Country musicians (2)
  • Drum (2)
  • Elementary schools (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Lectures and lecturing (2)
  • Loading and unloading (2)
  • Mandolin (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Men (2)
  • Music students (2)
  • Physicians (2)
  • Salt shakers (2)
  • School children (2)
  • Sheet music (2)
  • Signs and signboards (2)
  • Ska (Music) (2)
  • Violists (2)
  • Zydeco musicians (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • African American composers (1)
  • Australians (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Classrooms (1)
  • Comedians (1)
  • Conversation (1)
  • Cushions (1)
  • Cymbals (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Drum--Study and teaching (1)
  • Electronic keyboard (Synthesizer) (1)
  • Eyeglasses (1)
  • Fireplaces (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Folk musicians (1)
  • Folk singers (1)
  • Forests and forestry (1)
  • Fund raising (1)
  • Gay actors (1)
  • Gay men (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Guiro (1)
  • Hand (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Hearing aids (1)
  • Hispanic Americans (1)
  • Jamaicans (1)
  • Keyboards (Music) (1)
  • Lesbian authors (1)
  • LGBTQ actors (1)
  • Living rooms (1)
  • Motion picture actors and actresses (1)
  • Musicians, Celtic (1)
  • Mutes (Music) (1)
  • Necklaces (1)
  • Nurses (1)
  • Portraits, American (1)
  • Psychobilly music (1)
  • Reggae musicians (1)
  • Rock musicians (1)
  • Science fiction, American--Women authors (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Sunflowers (1)
  • T-shirts (1)
  • Tables (1)
  • Teachers (1)
  • Toy instruments (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Vocal groups (1)
  • Walkers (Orthopedic apparatus) (1)
  • Wigs (1)
  • Women authors (1)
  • Women entertainers (1)
  • Women journalists (1)
  • Xylophone (1)
  • (-) Musical instruments (146)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ musicians (24)
  • LGBTQ+ people (24)
  • White lesbians (22)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (22)
  • African-American lesbians (3)
  • African American LGBTQ+ people (3)
  • Black lesbians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ authors (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White gay men (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • San Diego (Calif.) (5)
  • Springfield (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (28)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (22)
  • McShann, Jay (14)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (10)
  • Brown, Corky (9)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (8)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (4)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (4)
  • Brown, Walter, -1956 (3)
  • Mabane, Bob (3)
  • Morris, Dinky (3)
  • Newman, David, 1933-2009 (3)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (3)
  • Ramey, Gene (3)
  • Roderick, Libby (3)
  • Anderson, Pete (Musician) (2)
  • Cochran, Phillip (2)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (2)
  • Crump, Bob (2)
  • Driskill, Joan (2)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (2)
  • Garay, Elisabeth (2)
  • Garay, Jolanda (2)
  • Gould, Bud (2)
  • Haney, Pete (2)
  • Hawkins, Marshall (2)
  • Herrick, Susan (Singer) (2)
  • Hopkins, Bobby (2)
  • Jackson, Calvin (2)
  • Johnson, Lew (2)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (2)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (2)
  • Lee, Gene (2)
  • Legge, Jimmy (2)
  • McPartland, Marian (2)
  • Minor, Orville (2)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (2)
  • Shareef, Museyf (2)
  • Shepard, Elvin (2)
  • Simpson, Christy (Musician) (2)
  • Smull, Ned (2)
  • Whitfield, Joe (2)
  • Adderley, Nat, 1931-2000 (1)
  • Aspen, Kristan, 1948- (1)
  • Bacon, Billy (Singer) (1)
  • Baird, Taswell (1)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Bonano, Sharkey (1)
  • Bouchon, Lester (1)
  • Bruce, Harold (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Calloway, Chris (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • Casselberry, Judith (1)
  • Collette, Buddy, 1921-2010 (1)
  • Condo, Ray (1)
  • Constant, Joyce (1)
  • Costello, Jori (1)
  • Costello, Sean, 1979-2008 (1)
  • Davidson, Miriam (Musician) (1)
  • DeMore, Melanie (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (1)
  • Dupreé, Jacque (1)
  • Dye, Coots, 1912-1998 (1)
  • Fergenson, Harold (1)
  • Fields, Ernie, Jr. (1)
  • Forehand, Kim (1)
  • Frank, Cindy (Singer) (1)
  • Fure, Tret (1)
  • Gayten, Paul, 1920-1991 (1)
  • Goodwin, Charles (Vocalist) (1)
  • Hampton, Bruce, 1947-2017 (1)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (1)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (1)
  • Hayes, Thamon (1)
  • Hazel, Monk, 1903-1968 (1)
  • Heartwood, Kiya (1)
  • Heat, Horton (1)
  • Hinton, Milt (1)
  • Howard, Jacque (1)
  • Ian, Janis (1)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
  • Jackson, John (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Jefferson, Carl E. (1)
  • Kaitz, Emily (1)
  • Koch, Lisa (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Lewis, Zoë (Singer) (1)
  • MacAuslan, Janna (1)
  • Martin, Arch, 1931-2009 (1)
  • Martin, Chink, 1886-1981 (1)
  • McLean, Maurine (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • Meyers, Richard (Guitarist) (1)
  • Nader, George, 1921-2002 (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (1)
  • Owens, Charles, 1939- (1)
  • Packer, John (Bassist) (1)
  • Padilla, Rod (1)
  • Page, Walter (1)
  • Peagler, Curtis (1)
  • Pecora, Santo, 1902-1984 (1)
  • Platt, Peggy (1)
  • Price, Mike (Musician) (1)
  • Reed, Ann, 1954- (1)
  • Reid, Richard (Bassist) (1)
  • Richard, Sylvie (Musician) (1)
  • Riddick, Jeff (1)
  • Riley, Herman, 1933-2007 (1)
  • Roberts, Lois, 1941- (1)
  • Rogers, Lisa (Musician) (1)
  • Rutstein, Sonia (1)
  • Small, Judy (1)
  • Smith, Art (Arthur T.), 1918-2011 (1)
  • Smith, Carol (Musician) (1)
  • Smith, Nolan (1)
  • Smith, Richard (Musician) (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Taylor, Louis (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Venaas, Terje, 1947- (1)
  • Walder, Herman (1)
  • Wallace, Jimbo (1)
  • Washington, Booker T., 1909-1992 (1)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (1)
  • Williams, Joyce (Singer) (1)
  • Winter, Cathy (1)
  • Wolf, Kate, 1966- (1)
  • Woodard, Rickey (1)
  • Young, Snooky (1)

Events

  • Cheatham Jam Session (4)
  • Jazz City International Jazz Festival (1989 : Edmonton, Alta.) (3)
  • Women's Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Kan.) (2)
  • Oslo Jazz Festival (1992 : Oslo, Norway) (1)
  • Sarasota Jazz Festival (4th : 1983 : Sarasota, Fla.) (1)

Date Published

  • 2000 (44)
  • 1991 (39)
  • 1960 (17)
  • 1951 (16)
  • 1971 (13)
  • 1961 (12)
  • 1970 (12)
  • 1980 (12)
  • 1990 (9)
  • 1981 (8)
  • 1996 (6)
  • 1950 (5)
  • 2004 (5)
  • 1941 (4)
  • 1983 (4)
  • 1993 (4)
  • 1940 (3)
  • 1989 (3)
  • 1994 (3)
  • 1921 (2)
  • 1934 (2)
  • 1945-10-18 (2)
  • 1959 (2)
  • 1964-05-19 (2)
  • 1967-10-31 (2)
  • 1978-03-19 (2)
  • 1992 (2)
  • 1995 (2)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1932 (1)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1940-02 (1)
  • 1940-11-30 (1)
  • 1940-12-02 (1)
  • 1945 (1)
  • 1967 (1)
  • 1967-05 (1)
  • 1969 (1)
  • 1973-01-01 (1)
  • 1973-12-31 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1989-02-20 (1)
  • 1992-08 (1)
  • 1999 (1)
  • 1999-04-17 (1)
  • 2001 (1)
  • 2002-12-06 (1)
  • 2003 (1)

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