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Actor Conrad Janis speaking

Image

Actor Conrad Janis speaking during an event for USAir at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel; an unidentified white man is on the left and an...

Date Published
January-1983
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Buck Clayton in Bern, Switzerland

Image

Buck Clayton with cameras standing in front a set of concrete stairs that are part of the Roman ruins in Avenches, Switzerland.

Date Published
1966
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton posing for a photo against a fence

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Buck Clayton, leaning on a fence in a three-piece plaid suit and a fedora hat, getting his photograph taken by an unidentified white man.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton ready for the camera shot

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Buck Clayton standing in front of the pool with his camera around his neck and out of its case.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Duke Ellington at an honor event

Image

Duke Ellington (left) with unidentified white men and women (one African American man); members of the press around seen around them with cameras, and...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Four people rest on a log fence

Image

An unidentified African American man sits on a log fence that continues down the stairs as a bannister to what is possibly a lake below with people...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Herman Sutherland speaking to the groundbreaking's audience

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Herman Sutherland addressing the crowd (two African American men, the rest white women and men) in front of a microphone set up on a make-shift stage...

Date Published
February-06-1968
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Jay McShann and friends on the SS Norway

Image

Jay McShann (center) posing for a photo with Aaron Bell (right) and an unidentified man with a camera around his neck wearing shorts; possibly on...

Date Published
October-22-1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano under a tent

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Jay McShann playing piano under an outdoor tent; unidentified man and woman standing next to a camera are seen in background along with a microphone.

Date Published
1985
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann with Myra Taylor

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Jay McShann leaning in and sharing a laugh with Myra Taylor during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival Media Day; both seated with people seen...

Date Published
July-20-2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann, Terry Hughes and unidentified woman outside in Alaska

Image

Terry Hughes, an unidentified white woman in a plaid shirt, and Jay McShann posing for a photo together outside in Anchorage, Alaska with a red...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Man and woman wearing graduation caps and gowns

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An unidentified African American man and African American woman in graduation caps and gowns stand on the lawn of probably the Western Baptist...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Milt Abel taking a photo

Image

Photo of Milt Abel from the side and slightly behind while taking a photo with the camera held up to his eye. The camera has a flash cube tower...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Unidentified man in a camera shop

Image

Unidentified man in a red shirt and white hat standing camera and film shop with his hands on his hips; looking to the right of the photo; cameras...

Date Published
July-1971
Member of
Jay McShann Collection
  • Clear selected
  • African American men
  • Cameras

Member of

  • Jay McShann Collection (7)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (3)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (2)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (1)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (14)

Genres

  • Snapshots (12)
  • Black & white photographs (8)
  • Gelatin silver prints (8)
  • Group portraits (8)
  • Color photographs (6)
  • Portrait photographs (5)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (3)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1991-2000 (2)
  • 1921-1930 (1)
  • 1941-1950 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (10)
  • African American jazz musicians (9)
  • Men, White (5)
  • Photographers (5)
  • African American women (3)
  • Microphone (3)
  • Women, White (3)
  • Fences (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • Academic costume (1)
  • Actors (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Bouquets (1)
  • Buildings (1)
  • College graduates (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Cruise ships (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Fans (Persons) (1)
  • Flowers (1)
  • Hearths (1)
  • Hospital administrators (1)
  • Hospitals--Employees (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Journalists (1)
  • Laughter (1)
  • Male actors (1)
  • Painting, Modern (1)
  • Physicians (1)
  • Pianists (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Ruined buildings (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Stores, Retail (1)
  • Tents (1)
  • (-) African American men (14)
  • (-) Cameras (14)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (2)
  • Anchorage (Alaska) (1)
  • Avenches (Switzerland) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (5)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (3)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Bell, Aaron, 1922-2003 (1)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (1)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (1)
  • Janis, Conrad (1)
  • Smull, Ned (1)
  • Sutherland, Herman R. (1)
  • Taylor, Myra (1)

Events

  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 1921 (1)
  • 1930 (1)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1966 (1)
  • 1968-02-06 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1971-07 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1983-01 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1989-10-22 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 2000-07-20 (1)

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