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Ben Kynard speaking

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Ben Kynard speaking at an unidentified venue. He is talking into a microphone in his hand. Claude Williams is sitting net to him partially off camera...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, and Dick Wright

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Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Wright is speaking into a microphone in his hand. They are sitting on chairs on...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, Dean Hampton and Dick Wright

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Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, Dean Hampton, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Hampton is standing in front speaking into a microphone in his...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams standing in front of a wooden barn. Williams is wearing a dark jacket and looking forward.

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams standing against a wall with floral wallpaper, holding a violin under one arm and looking forward while smiling. Williams is...

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams wearing suit.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams holding double-neck guitar.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Blue Room

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the photographer as he plays a fiddle into a microphone from 710 Talk Radio at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine. A...

Date Published
August-05-1998
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Gem Theater

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands, smiles, and pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a checked suit, looks down as he plays a fiddle during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published
July-16-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles 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

Image

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Only the peg box, neck, and upper bout of his fiddle are visible in the lower...

Date Published
1971
1975
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and grimaces as he pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, publicity photograph. A...

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

Claude "Fiddler" Williams in a publicity photograph

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams rests his right foot on a low brick wall and leans his left elbow on his bent knee as he smiles into the camera for a...

Date Published
1980
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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Member of

  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (51)
  • Betty Crow Collection (38)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (6)
  • Allan Bell Collection (5)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (2)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)
  • Mclean Family Collection (1)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (104)

Genres

  • Color photographs (80)
  • Snapshots (44)
  • Group portraits (34)
  • Black & white photographs (24)
  • Gelatin silver prints (24)
  • Publicity photographs (15)
  • Photocopies (2)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (105)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (42)
  • 1961-1970 (4)
  • 1931-1940 (2)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (99)
  • Jazz musicians (96)
  • Fiddlers (88)
  • African American men (58)
  • Double bassists (19)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (19)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (16)
  • Violinists (14)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (8)
  • Women singers (8)
  • Bow ties (7)
  • Keyboard players (6)
  • African American musicians (5)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Jazz festivals (3)
  • Saxophonists (3)
  • Beverages (2)
  • Birthday cakes (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Pictures (2)
  • Wheelchairs (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Art (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Birthdays (1)
  • Blues festivals (1)
  • Bouquets (1)
  • Boutonnieres (1)
  • Breakfasts (1)
  • Christmas (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cuff links (1)
  • Dance orchestras (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Fences (1)
  • Halls of fame (1)
  • Handshaking (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Music audiences (1)
  • Music fans (1)
  • Music festivals (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Rings (1)
  • Socks (1)
  • Violin (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (42)
  • 18th and Vine District (15)
  • St. Louis (Mo.) (7)
  • New York (N.Y.) (2)
  • Topeka (Kan.) (2)
  • Birmingham (England) (1)
  • Forty-first Street (New York, N.Y.) (1)
  • Muskogee (Okla.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (8)
  • Albright, James (Double bassist) (7)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (6)
  • Spaits, Gerald (6)
  • McShann, Jay (4)
  • Bartee, Al (3)
  • Long, Russ (3)
  • Moore, Mary (3)
  • Williams, David, 1946- (3)
  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (2)
  • Ning, Mike (2)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (2)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (2)
  • Wright, Dick, 1931-1999 (2)
  • Bee, Clarence (1)
  • Coleman, Ginny (1)
  • Crenshaw, Roscoe (1)
  • Hampton, Dean (1)
  • Hicks, Bryan (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (1)
  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (1)
  • Saunders, Eddie (1)
  • Vest, Elsa (1)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (1)
  • (-) Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (105)

Events

  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (1)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (15)
  • 1995 (9)
  • 1971 (8)
  • 1992-10 (8)
  • 1980 (7)
  • 1999-06-16 (7)
  • 1981 (6)
  • 1990 (6)
  • 1991-10 (6)
  • 1994-03 (6)
  • 2000 (6)
  • 1992-09 (5)
  • 1999 (5)
  • 1961 (4)
  • 1965 (4)
  • 1994 (4)
  • 1931 (2)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1999-10-13 (2)
  • 2000-05-28 (2)
  • 2000-11-16 (2)
  • 2001-02-19 (2)
  • 2001-04-12 (2)
  • 2001-09-15 (2)
  • 2003-02-11 (2)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1975 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1994-02 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1997 (1)
  • 1998-08-05 (1)
  • 1999-07-16 (1)
  • 2000-01-22 (1)
  • 2000-02-21 (1)
  • 2000-05-13 (1)
  • 2000-12-25 (1)
  • 2003-01-17 (1)
  • 2003-10-25 (1)

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