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Ahmad Alaadeen is ready to play the saxophone

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Ahmad Alaadeen stands outside wearing a straw fedora hat and holding an alto saxophone ready to play. The date, "08/24/2008" is printed by the camera...

Date Published
August-24-2008
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams holds a jack-o-lantern

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Blanche Williams stands outdoors with a big grin on her face as she holds a jack-o-lantern. She wears a denim jumpsuit. A demolished building spreads...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams shows a bird decoration

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Blanche Williams stands by a double window gesturing towards a bird decoration and smiling at the camera. A carved cabinet is behind her with African...

Date Published
January-12-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams sits at a dining table

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Blanche Williams sits sideways in her chair while she talks at a dining table with a glass of juice and a calculator sitting on the placemat on the...

Date Published
September-25-1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams sits in the Blue Room

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Blanche Williams looks to the left side of the photograph as she speaks to someone who out of the photograph. She sits in the Blue Room in the...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams sits on the floor in front of the Christmas tree

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Blanche Williams sits on the floor with wall-to-wall carpet and leans on one hand in front of a decorated Christmas tree. An antique chair is next to...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams sits sideways in the passenger seat of a red vehicle with her legs out of the door

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Blanche Williams sits sideways in the passenger seat with her legs out of the door of a red vehicle with a red interior and white seats. She looks...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams sits sideways in the passenger seat of a red vehicle with her legs out of the door looking toward the back of the car

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Blanche Williams sits sideways in the passenger seat with her legs out of the door of a red vehicle with a red interior and white seats. She looks...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams smiles while holding a bouquet of red roses

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Blanche Williams smiles at the camera as she holds a large bouquet of long-stemmed roses with greenery and babies' breath. A china cabinet is behind...

Date Published
May-13-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams stands by a body of water

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Blanche Williams stands outdoors against a cement wall between a body of water and a sidewalk and smiles at the camera while her right hand rests on...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams stands by an illustrated graphic art

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Blanche Williams stands in next to a large illustrated graphic art piece of New York tourist sites from a bird's eye view. A large floral arrangement...

Date Published
October-13-1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams stands in front of a limousine that is in front of The New York Times

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Blanche Williams stands on the sidewalk in New York City and grins at the camera as a white limousine is parked behind her. A bus advertising The New...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Blanche Williams walks behind a red Cadillac with a white top

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Blanche Williams walks behind a red Cadillac with a white roof. The license plate might say "Fouse." A person is mostly out of the photograph on the...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly as he plays his fiddle at the Merging Generations Concert

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly and smiles slightly as he stands on stage and looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across...

Date Published
June-16-1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he leans and plays his fiddle

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands and bends slightly to the right as he plays his fiddle between a chair and a microphone in front of drapes. His eyes...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he plays

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his left side, closes his eyes as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, slanted photograph.

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams eats his breakfast

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits at a dining table and looks down at a bowl of cereal he is eating, which sits on a floral placemat along with a piece...

Date Published
May-13-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams furrows his brow as he performs with his fiddle

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In a close-up photograph, Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and furrows his brow as he draws his bow across his fiddle during a performance. A...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams gives a slight smile as he performs

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles slightly as he plays his fiddle in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams gives a slight smile as he performs

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles slightly as he plays his fiddle in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.

Date Published
1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins as he holds his fiddle ready to play

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks forward and grins as he prepares to play. He holds his fiddle under his chin and his bow down by his side. The body of...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams has the spotlight

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes so tight that his face grimaces as he draws his bow across his fiddle in the spotlight of a dark stage. Only...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams holds up the keys to a Cadillac

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams holds up the keys to a Cadillac Fleetwood that is parked on the street as he stands with his back to 215 and 217 SE 8th Ave...

Date Published
May-28-2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the camera as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, head-shot publicity photograph.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes tight as he draws the bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, head-shot photograph.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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  • (-) Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (73)

Types

  • photographs (73)

Genres

  • Color photographs (63)
  • Publicity photographs (12)
  • Black & white photographs (10)
  • Gelatin silver prints (10)
  • Snapshots (8)
  • Photocopies (2)
  • Group portraits (1)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (73)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (59)
  • African American men (59)
  • Jazz musicians (59)
  • Fiddlers (50)
  • African American women (13)
  • Musicians' spouses (12)
  • Bow ties (7)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (4)
  • Guitarists (4)
  • Pictures (3)
  • Trumpet players (3)
  • Beverages (2)
  • Birthday cakes (2)
  • Bouquets (2)
  • Jazz festivals (2)
  • Jazz musicians, White (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Music audiences (2)
  • Music fans (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Wheelchairs (2)
  • African Americans (1)
  • Art (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Birthdays (1)
  • Bluegrass musicians (1)
  • Boutonnieres (1)
  • Breakfasts (1)
  • Christmas (1)
  • Christmas trees (1)
  • Cuff links (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Halls of fame (1)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Jack-o-lanterns (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Limousines (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Restaurants (1)
  • Rings (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Socks (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • St. Louis (Mo.) (7)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (4)
  • New York (N.Y.) (3)
  • Detroit (Mich.) (2)
  • Topeka (Kan.) (2)
  • Birmingham (England) (1)
  • Forty-first Street (New York, N.Y.) (1)
  • Muskogee (Okla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (51)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (12)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer (3)
  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (2)
  • Wilder, Joe (2)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Belgrave, Marcus (1)
  • Bresler, Fishel Michael (1)
  • Crenshaw, Roscoe (1)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Saunders, Eddie (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (13)
  • 1981 (9)
  • 1990 (9)
  • 2000 (9)
  • 1971 (7)
  • 1980 (7)
  • 1999-06-16 (7)
  • 1999 (5)
  • 1995 (4)
  • 1999-10-13 (3)
  • 2003-02-11 (3)
  • 2000-05-13 (2)
  • 2000-05-28 (2)
  • 2000-11-16 (2)
  • 2001-02-19 (2)
  • 2001-04-12 (2)
  • 2001-04-13 (2)
  • 2001-04-14 (2)
  • 2001-09-15 (2)
  • 1975 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1997 (1)
  • 1999-09-25 (1)
  • 2000-12-25 (1)
  • 2001-01-12 (1)
  • 2003-01-17 (1)
  • 2003-02-10 (1)
  • 2008-08-24 (1)

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