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Bettye Miller greeting fans

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Bettye Miller greeting fans. She's speaking with a white man and an African American man holding a hat and possibly a performance program looks on.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing on stage

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Bettye Miller playing piano on a stage and leaning over toward Milt Abel playing double bass. An unidentified African American man is on drums behind...

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

Bettye Miller playing piano

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Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano

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Bettye Miller playing piano and turning around to look over at the camera. An unidentified bassist (likely Milt Abel) is partially seen next to her...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party

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Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party. Two unidentified men, one standing, are behind her watching as she plays.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party

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Bettye Miller playing piano during her birthday party. A cymbal from a drum set is seen at her left and a group of people are seen behind her.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

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Bettye Miller singing while playing the piano during her birthday party. An unidentified man is seated behind her.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with Milt Abel

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Milt Abel, double bass, and Bettye Miller, piano, playing in front of an audience (primarily white men seen). The photo is taken from behind and to...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and unidentified drummer

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Bettye Miller (piano), Milt Abel (double bass), and an unidentified drummer perform for a small audience during Miller's birthday party.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Playing to a large audience

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Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing in front of a large crowd of white men and women standing in front of them. Photo taken...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection
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  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977

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  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (11)

Types

  • photographs (11)

Genres

  • Group portraits (11)
  • Snapshots (11)
  • Black & white photographs (6)
  • Gelatin silver prints (6)
  • Color photographs (5)

Time Periods

  • 1961-1970 (5)
  • 1971-1980 (5)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (11)
  • African American women (11)
  • Jazz musicians (11)
  • Pianists (11)
  • Piano (10)
  • African American men (9)
  • Men, White (6)
  • Double bass (5)
  • Double bassists (5)
  • Musical instruments (5)
  • Women, White (4)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Drum set (2)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Cymbals (1)
  • Fans (Persons) (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • (-) Audiences (11)

Subjects, People

  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (5)
  • (-) Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (11)

Date Published

  • 1961 (5)
  • 1970 (5)
  • 1976 (4)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1980 (1)

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