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America's Greatest Quartet Ink Spots

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Poster advertising concert on Sunday, May 30, 1943, at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City; concert featured the Ink Spots and Lucky Millinder and his...

Date Published
1943
Member of
Brian Thurn Collection

Four Blazes

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The Four Blazes posing on stage with instruments.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Johnny Moore

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Publicity photo of Johnny Moore holding a guitar with one hand and turning forward while smiling.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Priscilla Bowman singing at the Music Box

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Priscilla Bowman singing into a microphone she's holding at a venue called (likely) the Music Box.

Date Published
1948
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Promotional photo of "Bob & Al"

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Promotional photograph of "Bob & Al" (also known as the Jivadeers). Both are wearing suits. The man on the left is turned to the camera and looking up...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Promotional photo of Baggy Hardiman & his Kings

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Promotional photograph of Baggy Hardiman and His Kings. The text in the photo's border reads: "Baggy Hardiman & His Kings ; Radio and Recording...

Date Published
1943
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Publicity photo of Marion Abernathy

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Headshot of Marion Abernathy smiling, face forward, body at a 3/4 turn, wearing a floral single-strap top, possibly a dress.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Rhythm and blues musicians
  • 1941-1950

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (3)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (2)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (1)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (6)
  • posters (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (6)
  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Portrait photographs (4)
  • Group portraits (3)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • Concert posters (1)
  • Lithographs (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Snapshots (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1941-1950 (7)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (3)
  • African American men (2)
  • African American women (1)
  • Women blues musicians (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • (-) Rhythm and blues musicians (7)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 14th Street (1)
  • Central Street (1)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Abernathy, Marion (1)
  • Bacon, Trevor (1)
  • Bates, Peg Lee (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Hardiman, Baggy, 1913-1999 (1)
  • Millinder, Lucky (1)
  • Moore, Johnny, 1906-1969 (1)
  • Tharpe, Rosetta, 1915-1973 (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (3)
  • 1950 (3)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1943 (2)
  • 1948 (1)

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