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1946 Mercury

Image

A photograph of a parked 1946 Mercury sedan with the driver's side door open. Two unidentified African American people, a man and a woman, are on the...

Date Published
1946
1949
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a car

Image

Bettye Miller behind the wheel of a car with Milt Abel leaning toward her from the passenger seat. She's turned toward him and smiling. Photo taken...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with friends

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Bettye Miller standing outside the venue her birthday party is being held in with three unidentified African American men and an unidentified white...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Buck Clayton in a suit

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Buck Clayton wearing a suit and posing in a parking lot.

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

Buck Clayton in front of Buckingham Palace

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Buck Clayton standing across the street from Buckingham Palace, near a car, in London, England.

Date Published
December-30-1964
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Demonstration display across from City Hall

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Small white truck with a full sized bed made up in black sheets set up on the truck bed with a sign that reads (in part) RIP and made to look like a...

Date Published
June-30-1989
Member of
GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection

Four men sitting on the grass by the car

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Four unidentified African American men sitting in the grass next to a parked car on the passenger side. All are dressed in suits with either bowties...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Ges Work

Image

Ges Work, a jazz ensemble comprised of four African American men and two African American women, on a street standing and sitting on and around a Ford...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Getting into the car

Image

An unidentified African American man dressed in a three-piece, double-breasted suit and a straw hat is standing inside the open driver's side door of...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Girl standing on the hood of a Pontiac

Image

An unidentified African American man crouches down in front of a parked Pontiac sedan, likely 1949 or 1950. A young African American girl stands on...

Date Published
1949
1951
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony

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Governor Hearnes standing with his back to the camera and standing beside a car with an open door near a tent at the dedication ceremony for the new...

Date Published
May-09-1968
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Governor Hearnes at the dedication ceremony

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Governor Hearnes standing with his back to the camera and standing beside a car near a tent at the dedication ceremony for the new Children's Mercy...

Date Published
May-09-1968
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Group by cars parked under the trees

Image

A smiling group of four unidentified African American women, two African American men and a girl in front of three cars parked under the trees. Two...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Group photo with Jay McShann, Porter, and others

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Jay McShann (far right), Porter, and two unidentified men and two unidentified women all posing together for a photo by a car parked in front of an...

Date Published
September-1969
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Group riding in a car

Image

An unidentified group in an open car, including a African American woman (driving), and an African American man and children. A young girl sits in the...

Date Published
1904
1918
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Guitar Shorty

Image

Blues guitarist Guitar Shorty leans against a vintage Chrysler sedan and smiles as he holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1993
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Guy Davis

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Blues guitarist Guy Davis sits in the backseat of a car wearing a fedora and smiling down at the acoustic guitar taking up the rest of the seat...

Date Published
1995
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hanging out

Image

Two unidentified African American men, in zoot suits and fedoras, standing on the sidewalk beside a car with their hands in their pockets.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Homecoming queen of Western Baptist Seminary

Image

The African American "Miss Homecoming - Western Baptist Seminary" sits smiling on the back hood of a decorated convertible, two-door sedan and her...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Jay McShann and his driver Ray Reed

Image

Jay McShann with his driver Ray Reed outside the Peachtree Restaurant (18th street) in Kansas City, Missouri; Reed is wearing a ball cap and dark...

Date Published
May-07-2005
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and Paul Gunther standing beside a car

Image

Jay McShann and Paul Gunther standing side by side by a car and looking over to the left of the photo; an unidentified white man is partially seen in...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and Porter holding up an LP

Image

Jay McShann and Porter (whether it's his first or last name unknown) holding up an LP between them; standing in front of a car parked in front of an...

Date Published
September-1969
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and three others

Image

Unidentified man and woman, Jay McShann, and Genevieve (last name unknown) pose for a photo together leaning against a car parked in front of an...

Date Published
September-1969
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and unidentified couple

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Jay McShann posing for a photo with an unidentified couple beside a car parked in front of an unidentified house.

Date Published
September-1969
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and unidentified Japanese man standing by a car

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Jay McShann posing for a photo with an unidentified Japanese man holding a red tote bag and standing beside a car; Madarao, Japan.

Date Published
August-05-1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

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Member of

  • Dolores Hobley Collection (23)
  • Jay McShann Collection (21)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (4)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (3)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (3)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Bill Todd and Art Bratt Collection (2)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (60)

Genres

  • Snapshots (52)
  • Group portraits (40)
  • Black & white photographs (35)
  • Gelatin silver prints (35)
  • Color photographs (25)
  • Portrait photographs (14)
  • Cityscape photographs (4)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • Architectural photographs (1)
  • Photographic postcards (1)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (13)
  • 1981-1990 (8)
  • 1931-1940 (7)
  • 1941-1950 (7)
  • 1921-1930 (6)
  • 1971-1980 (6)
  • 1991-2000 (5)
  • 1911-1920 (2)
  • 1951-1960 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (2)
  • 1901-1910 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (27)
  • African American jazz musicians (25)
  • African American women (21)
  • Dwellings (10)
  • Men, White (9)
  • Streets (6)
  • Women, White (5)
  • Signs and signboards (4)
  • Trees (4)
  • African American children (3)
  • Guitar (3)
  • Guitarists (3)
  • Handshaking (3)
  • Pianists (3)
  • Soldiers (3)
  • Banners (2)
  • Bicycles (2)
  • Blues musicians (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Chauffeurs (2)
  • Fans (Persons) (2)
  • Gay men (2)
  • Gay rights (2)
  • Girls (2)
  • Governors (2)
  • Hats (2)
  • Japanese (2)
  • Lesbians (2)
  • Men (2)
  • Tents (2)
  • Advertising (1)
  • Automobile drivers (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Baseball caps (1)
  • Beards (1)
  • Beds (1)
  • Benches (1)
  • Bisexuals (1)
  • Brick roads (1)
  • Cadillac automobile (1)
  • Canoes and canoeing (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • City halls (1)
  • Cleaning (1)
  • Cyclists (1)
  • Demonstrations (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Fences (1)
  • Fruit (1)
  • Gay pride parades (1)
  • Homecoming (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Neckties (1)
  • Older men (1)
  • Palaces (1)
  • Parades (1)
  • Parking lots (1)
  • Parks (1)
  • Passengers (1)
  • Roads--Snow and ice control (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Sepulchral monuments (1)
  • Shuttle services (1)
  • Smoking (1)
  • Sound recordings (1)
  • Station wagons (1)
  • Stone walls (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • T-shirts (1)
  • Tangerine (1)
  • Tote bags (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trucks (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • Vans (1)
  • Vans--Maintenance and repair (1)
  • Volunteer workers in hospitals (1)
  • (-) African American men (60)
  • (-) Automobiles (60)

Subjects, Community

  • African American LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • Gay liberation (2)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (2)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (2)
  • LGBTQ+ events (2)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (2)
  • Gay pride (1)
  • LGBTQ+ Christians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ demonstrations (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • LGBTQ+ symbols (1)
  • Rainbow flags (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (5)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (2)
  • London (England) (1)
  • New Orleans (La.) (1)
  • Oak Street (1)
  • Toronto (Ont.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • McShann, Jay (21)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Hearnes, Warren E. (Warren Eastman), 1923-2009 (2)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (2)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Chaney, Mark (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (1)
  • Davis, Guy, 1952- (1)
  • Findaly, George, 1948- (1)
  • Guitar Shorty, 1939- (1)
  • Gunther, Paul (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • Reed, Ray (1)

Events

  • Budweiser Newport Jazz Festival (1989 : Madarao, Japan) (4)

Date Published

  • 1969-09 (9)
  • 1940 (7)
  • 1921 (6)
  • 1930 (6)
  • 1931 (6)
  • 1941 (5)
  • 1950 (5)
  • 1971 (5)
  • 1980 (5)
  • 1989-08-05 (4)
  • 1949 (3)
  • 1951 (3)
  • 1981 (3)
  • 1990 (3)
  • 1946 (2)
  • 1960 (2)
  • 1968-05-09 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1904 (1)
  • 1911 (1)
  • 1918 (1)
  • 1920 (1)
  • 1933 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1964-10 (1)
  • 1964-12-30 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1970-12-12 (1)
  • 1970-12-13 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1989-06-30 (1)
  • 1991-06 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1998 (1)
  • 2004 (1)
  • 2005-05-07 (1)

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