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Teddy and Lotty of the Vale-Dairs performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Teddy (guitar) and Lotty (bass) of the Vale-Dairs performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Teddy and Lotty of the Vale-Dairs performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Teddy (guitar) and Lotty (bass) of the Vale-Dairs performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

The Vale-Dairs band performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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The Vale-Dairs band with unidentified local musicians performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Three unidentified African American boys near an unidentified street corner

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Three unidentified African American boys (ca. 10 years old?) posing near an unidentified street corner.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Three unidentified African American men in "Brooklyn Cone and Grill"

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Three unidentified African American men posing in front of a wall menu for "Brooklyn Cone and Grill".

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Twilight Memorial Day Dance

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Poster advertising Twilight Memorial Day Dance sponsored by R.T. Coles Veterans Training School, Wednesday, May 30, 1951, at Prospect Hall, 22nd &...

Date Published
1951
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Two unidentified African-American male sprinters

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Two unidentified African-American male sprinters, one wearing a "Central Track" t-shirt, just before breaking through the finish line string; audience...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Two unidentified African-American men posing on a sidewalk

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Two unidentified African-American men posing on a sidewalk; an unidentified market, advertising poultry and fish, and "Pig-in-a-Pit Bar-B-Q" are in...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified group outside the Musicians Protective Union Local 627

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Unidentified group outside the Musicians Protective Union Local 627 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified group seated around a table

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Unidentified group of African American men and women seated around a table at the Casino Drive Inn on Truman Road in Independence, Missouri. One of...

Date Published
December-1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified group seated around a table

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Unidentified group of African American men and women seated around a table at an unidentified nightclub.

Date Published
December-1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified male piano player

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Unidentified male piano player performing.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified male saxophone player

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Unidentified African American male saxophone player in a hat blowing into his instrument.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified man

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Publicity photo of unidentified man.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified man operating heavy machinery

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Unidentified man operating heavy machinery.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified musicians performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Unidentified African American and white jazz musicians (trumpeter, drummer and three trombonists) performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified woman

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Unidentified woman wearing sunglasses.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified woman

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Unidentified woman wearing jacket with striped lining.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified woman

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Unidentified woman wearing jacket with striped lining.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Unidentified woman singer with nine member jazz band

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Promotional photo of unidentified female singer with nine member jazz band.

Date Published
1924
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Visit Flossie's Beauty Center

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Poster advertising Flossie's Beauty Center at 603 1/2 E. 14th St.; phone number listed as HA-9165.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Visit Powell's Chicken To Go

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Poster advertising Powell's Chicken To Go at 2704 Troost, GR1-9658, and 2606 E. 31st St., WA4-9872, Kansas City.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Vote the Progress Team

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Election campaign poster for Freedom Inc. candidates on the Democrat ballot representing the 18th Ward, Kansas City: Jessie Mills and Sterling H...

Date Published
1964
1969
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Welcome Monarchs

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Poster welcoming KC Monarchs baseball fans.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

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  • (-) Brian Thurn Collection (74)

Types

  • photographs (37)
  • posters (37)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (37)
  • Gelatin silver prints (37)
  • Posters (37)
  • Portrait photographs (34)
  • Snapshots (26)
  • Lithographs (24)
  • Group portraits (18)
  • Screen prints (11)
  • Publicity photographs (10)
  • Concert posters (9)
  • Dance posters (7)
  • Political posters (6)
  • Sports posters (3)
  • Drawings (2)
  • Performing arts posters (1)
  • Theatrical posters (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (40)
  • 1951-1960 (16)
  • 1931-1940 (9)
  • 1961-1970 (6)
  • 1921-1930 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (27)
  • Dance music (13)
  • African American men (10)
  • Dances (6)
  • African American politicians (5)
  • African American women (5)
  • African American women jazz singers (5)
  • Jazz musicians (5)
  • African American freemasons (3)
  • African American baseball players (2)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (2)
  • City council members (2)
  • Groceries (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Negro leagues (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (2)
  • Women politicians (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • African American football players (1)
  • African American high school students (1)
  • African American universities and colleges (1)
  • Banks and banking (1)
  • Baseball (1)
  • Beauty operators (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Employment agencies (1)
  • Fashion shows (1)
  • Festivals (1)
  • High school students (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Musical theater (1)
  • Picnics (1)
  • Politicians (1)
  • Public health (1)
  • Restaurateurs (1)
  • Sprinters (1)
  • Track and field athletes (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (37)
  • 18th and Vine District (12)
  • 14th Street (6)
  • Central Street (5)
  • Jackson County (Mo.) (5)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (4)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (3)
  • Jefferson City (Mo.) (1)
  • Saint Louis (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (3)
  • Lovett, Baby (3)
  • Taylor, Myra (3)
  • Vale, Teddy (3)
  • Dairs, Lotty (2)
  • Stafford, Bobby (2)
  • Watkins, Bruce R. (Bruce Riley), 1924-1980 (2)
  • Bacon, Trevor (1)
  • Bates, Peg Lee (1)
  • Brown, Roderick (1)
  • Bryant, Sterling H. (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Carson, William, approximately 1930- (1)
  • Coleman, Joe (Musician) (1)
  • Cox, Ida, 1889-1967 (1)
  • Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970 (1)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (1)
  • Fulson, Lowell (1)
  • Garrette, Duke (1)
  • Helmon, Sue (1)
  • James, Warren (1)
  • King, Jim (Musician) (1)
  • Matthews, Pee Wee (Musician) (1)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (1)
  • Millinder, Lucky (1)
  • Mills, Jessie (1)
  • Mitchell, Catherine (1)
  • Moore, Charley (1)
  • Moore, Gatemouth, 1913-2004 (1)
  • Rutledge, Wilbert E. (1)
  • Schenck, Jack (1)
  • South, Eddie, 1904-1962 (1)
  • Spaulding, Marva Louis (1)
  • Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973 (1)
  • Webb, Carl (1)
  • Wheat, Alan, 1951- (1)
  • Wilson, Bob (Saxophonist) (1)

Date Published

  • 1941 (27)
  • 1950 (25)
  • 1951 (13)
  • 1960 (9)
  • 1940 (6)
  • 1945 (4)
  • 1931 (3)
  • 1955 (3)
  • 1942 (2)
  • 1946 (2)
  • 1949 (2)
  • 1950-12 (2)
  • 1952 (2)
  • 1966 (2)
  • 1968 (2)
  • 1921 (1)
  • 1924 (1)
  • 1930 (1)
  • 1933 (1)
  • 1933-04-16 (1)
  • 1935 (1)
  • 1938-04-11 (1)
  • 1943 (1)
  • 1947 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1969 (1)
  • 1976 (1)

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