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Ahmad Alaadeen, Pearl Thuston, Luqman Hamza, Myra Taylor, and others at the Gem Theater

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Group shot of Ahmad Alaadeen (third from right), Pearl Thuston (second from right), Luqman Hamza (far right), Myra Taylor (seated) and others during...

Date Published
May-02-2010
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Pearl Thuston, Luqman Hamza, Myra Taylor, Clark Terry, and others at the Gem Theater

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Group shot of Ahmad Alaadeen (third from right), Pearl Thuston (second from right), Luqman Hamza (far right), Myra Taylor (seated, left), Clark Terry...

Date Published
May-02-2010
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Robert Watson, Sr., and Marilyn Maye enjoy a conversation

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Ahmad Alaadeen and Robert Watson, Sr., smile as they talk with Marilyn Maye while seated at the Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Gem...

Date Published
May-20-2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Andy Russell and Eileen Barton

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Andy Russell and Eileen Barton standing in front of a stage curtain. Russell is holding a microphone and looking forward with a loving expression...

Date Published
1945
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Bill Leyden and Peggy Lee

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Bill Leyden and Peggy Lee looking at papers during a broadcast recording of the KMPC radio program "Music Hall." Lee is holding papers and looking...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Billy Burton, Helen O'Connell, and Dave Dexter

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Billy Burton, Helen O'Connell, and Dave Dexter sitting at a table, looking to the side. Burton is leaning forward and wearing a dark suit and tie. O...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Buck Clayton with Annie Ross

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A laughing Annie Ross, in a white hat and outfit, seated next to Buck Clayton who is also laughing and holding sheet music in his hand; Buck is facing...

Date Published
1986
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton with singer

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Buck Clayton playing trumpet with an unidentified woman singer standing close to him.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Cheathams and band members

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Group portrait of musicians lined up together outside a building; Rickey Woodard, Nolan Smith, Ironman Harris, Dinky Morris, Curtis Peagler, Jeannie &...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheathams Jazz Showcase

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Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Connie Haines and Lou Costello

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Connie Haines wearing a bathing suit and leaning back on a diving board. Haines is turning to the side and smiling. Comedian Lou Costello is operating...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dan Barrett and Karrin Allyson at the Topeka Jazz Festival

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Dan Barrett and Karrin Allyson at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. Allyson is holding a beer bottle and is looking down and to the right...

Date Published
May-29-2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee

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Publicity photo of Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee looking to the side and smiling. Barbour is playing guitar and wearing a tweed jacket and black tie. Lee...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee

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Publicity photo of Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee looking forward and smiling. Lee is sitting and wearing a ruffled blouse. Barbour is standing behind Lee...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee

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Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee looking over music on a stand in front of a Capitol Records microphone. Lee is looking down and smiling, wearing a dress...

Date Published
September-23-1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dave Dexter, Peggy Lee, and Garry Moore

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Dave Dexter, Peggy Lee, and Garry Moore sitting at a table with microphones. Dexter is sitting on the left, wearing a checkered suit, looking to the...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Dinah Shore and Paul Whiteman

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Dinah Shore and Paul Whiteman hugging each other and looking forward while smiling. Shore is wearing a white dress with a floral print and Whiteman is...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ginny Simms and Don Wilson

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Ginny Simms holding a microphone and standing over Don Wilson who is sitting at a piano. Simms is looking to the side and smiling while Wilson is...

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Ginny Simms and Hyatt von Dehn

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Singer Ginny Simms sitting on brick steps outdoors with husband Hyatt von Dehn. Both are looking to the side. Von Dehn is holding a pipe in one hand.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Glenn Miller and Marion Hutton

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Glenn Miller and Marion Hutton standing at a podium with music. Miller is holding a cigarette and looking at Hutton while smiling. Hutton is looking...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes

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Dick Haymes, romantic baritone of screen and radio, will launch his new "Dick Haymes Show" on CBS Saturday, Oct. 13, with Helen Forrest as featured...

Date Published
September-25-1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jazz musicians at the Topeka Jazz Festival

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Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Kenny Davern playing clarinet while facing right, Gary Foster...

Date Published
May-29-2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Topeka Jazz Festival

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Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Gary Foster playing flute, an unidentified staff member in...

Date Published
May-29-2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Topeka Jazz Festival

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Musicians at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: an unidentified man standing behind a piano, Jay Leonhart standing behind...

Date Published
May-29-2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Topeka Jazz Festival

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Musicians at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: festival director Jim Monroe bowing while facing to the right, Jay...

Date Published
May-29-2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

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Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (36)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (34)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (7)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (4)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (2)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (84)

Genres

  • Portrait photographs (69)
  • Snapshots (63)
  • Color photographs (43)
  • Black & white photographs (41)
  • Gelatin silver prints (41)
  • Publicity photographs (11)
  • (-) Group portraits (84)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (40)
  • 1941-1950 (35)
  • 2001-2010 (5)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (62)
  • African American jazz musicians (25)
  • Double bassists (24)
  • Jazz festivals (20)
  • Saxophonists (20)
  • Keyboard players (19)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (18)
  • Cruise ships (10)
  • Guitar players (8)
  • Jazz singers (7)
  • Trombonists (7)
  • African American women jazz singers (6)
  • Trumpet players (6)
  • Pianists (5)
  • Saxophone (4)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (4)
  • Trombone (4)
  • Women jazz musicians (4)
  • Women pianists (4)
  • Actors (3)
  • Bands (Music) (3)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Flute players (3)
  • Actresses (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Clarinetists (2)
  • Comedians (2)
  • Composers (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • African American band directors (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Awards (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Clarinet (1)
  • Conductors (Music) (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Lyricists (1)
  • Male singers (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music journalists (1)
  • Radio talk show hosts (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • (-) Women jazz singers (84)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Topeka (Kan.) (20)
  • 18th and Vine District (6)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (6)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Allyson, Karrin (17)
  • Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 (13)
  • Parris, Rebecca (9)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (7)
  • Spaits, Gerald (6)
  • Branstetter, Bob (5)
  • Kindred, Bob, 1940- (5)
  • King, Nancy (Vocalist) (5)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (4)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (4)
  • Dexter, Dave (4)
  • Eldar, 1987- (4)
  • Embrey, Danny (4)
  • Leonhart, Jay (4)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (4)
  • Smith, Paul, 1922-2013 (4)
  • Williams, Jackie, 1933- (4)
  • Barbour, Dave (3)
  • Callender, Red (3)
  • Clayton, John, 1952- (3)
  • Hamza, Luqman (3)
  • Long, Russ (3)
  • Mance, Junior, 1928- (3)
  • Maye, Marilyn (3)
  • Morris, Dinky (3)
  • Peagler, Curtis (3)
  • Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994 (3)
  • Simms, Ginny (3)
  • Allred, John (Trombonist) (2)
  • Barrett, Dan (2)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (2)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Foster, Gary (2)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (2)
  • Hendelman, Tamir (2)
  • McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969 (2)
  • Monroe, Jim (2)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (2)
  • Norman, Gene (2)
  • Pizzarelli, Bucky (2)
  • Shew, Bobby (2)
  • Taylor, Myra (2)
  • Thuston-Brown, Cora Pearl, 1927-2011 (2)
  • Tilton, Martha (2)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (2)
  • Young, Snooky (2)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Andrews, Patty, 1918-2013 (1)
  • Aubin, Toni (1)
  • Barton, Eileen (1)
  • Bradley, Betty, 1920- (1)
  • Brady, Leon (1)
  • Cary, Dick, 1916-1994 (1)
  • Colonna, Jerry, 1904-1986 (1)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (1)
  • Costello, Lou (1)
  • Crump, Bob (1)
  • Davern, Kenny (1)
  • Durrett, Warren (1)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (1)
  • Falkenburg, Jinx, 1919-2003 (1)
  • Fleeman, Rod (1)
  • Forrest, Helen (1)
  • Green, Jackie (Trombone player) (1)
  • Haines, Connie, 1921-2008 (1)
  • Harrison, Charles (Tenor) (1)
  • Haymes, Dick (1)
  • Hurt, Marlin (1)
  • Hussey, Ruth, 1911-2005 (1)
  • Hutton, Marion (1)
  • Kenton, Stan (1)
  • Lee, Gene (1)
  • Legge, Jimmy (1)
  • Leyden, Bill, -1970 (1)
  • Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976 (1)
  • Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944 (1)
  • Moore, Garry, 1915-1993 (1)
  • O'Connell, Helen (1)
  • O'Connor, Pat (Vocalist) (1)
  • Ohls, Louis (1)
  • Penn, Steve (1)
  • Peplowski, Ken (1)
  • Pepper, Art, 1925-1982 (1)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (1)
  • Riggs, Tommy (1)
  • Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 (1)
  • Ross, Annie, 1930- (1)
  • Russell, Andy, 1919-1992 (1)
  • Saunders, Eddie (1)
  • Shareef, Museyf (1)
  • Shepard, Elvin (1)
  • Smith, Nolan (1)
  • Stafford, Jo (1)
  • Starr, Kay (1)
  • Stewart, Carol (Vocalist) (1)
  • Stone, Paula (1)
  • Terry, Clark (1)
  • Trevor, Claire, 1909-2000 (1)
  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (1)
  • Venuti, Joe (1)
  • Von Dehn, Hyatt (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Weston, Paul, 1912-1996 (1)
  • Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967 (1)
  • Willard, Bill (1)
  • Wilson, Don, 1900-1982 (1)
  • Woodard, Rickey (1)

Events

  • Topeka Jazz Festival (2000: Topeka, Kan.) (20)
  • Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievements Awards (2006 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • "Duke Ellington Tribute: Jammin' at the Gem" concert series (2010 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)

Date Published

  • 1945 (24)
  • 2000-05-29 (20)
  • 1950 (17)
  • 1992-10 (10)
  • 1991 (9)
  • 1995 (6)
  • 1941 (5)
  • 1944 (3)
  • 1946 (3)
  • 2000 (3)
  • 2006-05-20 (3)
  • 2010-05-02 (2)
  • 1945-09-25 (1)
  • 1945-10-19 (1)
  • 1946-03-18 (1)
  • 1946-09-23 (1)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1978 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1986 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 2000-06-09 (1)

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