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Bettye Miller in a trio

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Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass, and an unidentified white man on drums, performing. Miller is facing the camera and the drummer's face is...

Date Published
1951
1960
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 Trio posing for a photo with their album

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Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man posing for a photo with...

Date Published
1956
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller Trio receiving a copy of their album

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Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man receiving their album "A...

Date Published
1956
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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 drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Miller is turned toward Abel and smiling.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Miller is smiling at the camera.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Photo taken from the drummer's side and at a...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. A vibraphone is also on stage with them. The...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. A vibraphone is also on stage with them.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage. Abel's back is to the camera.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and drummer

Image

Milt Abel on bass, Bettye Miller on piano, and an unidentified man on drums performing together on stage.

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and two other men

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Bettye Abel standing with Milt Abel (left) and an unidentified African American man (right) and an unidentified white man seated in front of them. All...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and two others

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An unidentified white man, Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and an unidentified African American woman standing in a group together with a big band playing...

Date Published
May-1967
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso

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Bettye Miller in her wedding dress with the groom Milt Abel and drummer Terry Basso on either side of her. All are holding small glasses for a toast...

Date Published
1968
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Lois Robers, and George Nader

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Bettye Miller, seated at a piano with Milt Abel holding his double bass. George Nader is leaning on the piano with Lois Roberts standing next to him...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

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Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

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

Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, Wallace Jones, and guitarist

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Bettye Miller playing piano on stage with Milt Abel on double bass, Wallace Jones on drums, and an unidentified white man seated and playing guitar...

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

Bettye Miller, Terry Basso, and Milt Abel with large group

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Betty Miller with Terry Basso and Milt Abel posing for a picture with a large group of other performers. One group is wearing black and white striped...

Date Published
1956
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel

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Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller playing piano with Milt Abel playing bass behind her. The image has been tilted back to the left for effect...

Date Published
1957
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Jay McShann, Milt Abel, and Tommy Ruskin performing in Topeka

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Jay McShann performing with Milt Abel (bassist), and Tommy Ruskin (drums), at an unidentified event in Topeka, Kansas.

Date Published
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Milt Abel and Bill Drybread with their Great Danes

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Milt Abel with his dog, Yogi, in a living room with Bill Drybread and his dog. Both dogs are Great Danes. A young boy is crouched down beside Drybread...

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

Milt Abel playing bass

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Milt Abel playing bass in front of a microphone. Photo taken from the side with members of the audience shown (white men and women). The woman at the...

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

Milt Abel playing bass

Image

Milt Abel playing bass with a microphone on a stand in front of him. The photo is taken from the behind an audience, of which two members' heads are...

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

Milt Abel with four others

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Milt Abel with his bass posing for a photo to the right of a group of unidentified men (3 African American, one white). Three are standing and one man...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

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Member of

  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (27)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (28)

Genres

  • Group portraits (27)
  • Snapshots (26)
  • Black & white photographs (24)
  • Gelatin silver prints (24)
  • Color photographs (4)
  • Portrait photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1971-1980 (10)
  • 1961-1970 (9)
  • 1951-1960 (6)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (28)
  • African American men (28)
  • Double bassists (28)
  • Jazz musicians (28)
  • Pianists (22)
  • African American women (21)
  • Double bass (19)
  • Jazz musicians, White (18)
  • Piano (16)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (15)
  • Drum set (12)
  • Musical instruments (8)
  • Women, White (7)
  • Audiences (6)
  • Children, White (2)
  • Guitar (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Sound recordings (2)
  • Vibraphone (2)
  • Asian Americans (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Dog owners (1)
  • Dogs (1)
  • Fund raising (1)
  • Gay actors (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Great Dane (1)
  • LGBTQ actors (1)
  • Living room furniture (1)
  • Living rooms (1)
  • Men (1)
  • Motion picture actors and actresses (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Wedding costume (1)
  • Weddings (1)
  • (-) Men, White (28)

Subjects, People

  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (21)
  • Basso, Terry (5)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (2)
  • Drybread, Bill (Trombonist) (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Nader, George, 1921-2002 (1)
  • Ning, Mike (1)
  • Roberts, Lois, 1941- (1)
  • Robinson, Scott (1)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (1)
  • (-) Abel, Milt, 1928- (28)

Date Published

  • 1971 (9)
  • 1980 (9)
  • 1961 (7)
  • 1970 (7)
  • 1956 (3)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1960 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1957 (1)
  • 1967-05 (1)
  • 1968 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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