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Claude "Fiddler" Williams in front of Musician's Mutual Association

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams standing in front of Musician's Mutual Association.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays a fiddle

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the strings as he pulls a bow across an amplified fiddle at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He is wearing a...

Date Published
October-25-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams turns 92

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays the fiddle at Club Mardi Gras for his 92nd Birthday. He's wearing a striped suit and looks down at the bow crossing...

Date Published
February-21-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams turns 93

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams is smiling as he speaks into a microphone while standing in front of a drawing of himself playing the fiddle that. The...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Blanche Williams and Mike Fitzgerald at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a fedora and holding a violin and bow in his left hand, waves as Mike Fitzgerald hands him the Jazz Ambassador...

Date Published
July-21-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Little Hatch, Millage Gilbert, and Debbie Dennis at the Gem Theater

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles while looking down as he stands to the right of a seated Little Hatch wearing a printed tuxedo, bowtie, and a fedora...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude Williams playing violin

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Claude Williams playing violin; poster of a 19th century man in a hat behind him; unknown location.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

David Rubinoff

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Publicity photo of David Rubinoff looking forward and smiling while playing a violin. Rubinoff is wearing a black suit.

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

Dog Faced Hermans

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Dog Faced Hermans, a Scottish punk band comprised of a white woman playing trumpet and a white man playing the violin on stage among many microphones...

Date Published
1992
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Echoes of Erin with Ahmad Alaadeen at Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, jamming with Echoes of Erin, a group of musicians from Ireland, at Mutual Musicians Foundation in...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Entertaining the crowd at Phoenix Books

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Two unidentified white women providing entertainment at Phoenix Books' grand opening; one woman is playing a guitar and the other a violin.

Date Published
March-07-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Fiddler takes the solo as Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

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Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified harmonica player, and Tyrone Clark (bass) listen to the fiddler take the solo during...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Guy Lombardo

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Publicity photo of Guy Lombardo sitting and leaning to the side with one arm on an armrest. Lombardo is looking to the side and smiling, wearing a...

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

Guy Lombardo

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Guy Lombardo - Maestro of radio's most popular band, the Royal Canadians, as he appeared during the production of Paramount's "Many Happy Returns"...

Date Published
1934
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Guy Lombardo

Image

Headshot of Guy Lombardo looking forward and smiling. Lombardo is standing next to a microphone, wearing a black tuxedo and bowtie.

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

Guy Lombardo and his wife Lilliebell

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Publicity photo of Guy Lombardo and his wife Lilliebell pouring fat from a pan into a "Fats for V" can as part of WWII "Save Fats for Victory"...

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

Hal Otis

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Harold Otvos [Hal Otis] looking forward and holding his violin and bow with both hands while smiling. Otvos is wearing a light colored suit and black...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Harmonica player takes the solo as Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

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An unidentified guitarist, mostly out of frame, Chris Clarke (piano, mostly obscured), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Tyrone Clark (bass, mostly obscured...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Helen Dittemore seated with a violin

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Helen Dittemore seated in satin dress holding a violin.

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne sit and talk during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz...

Date Published
July-20-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Itzhak Perlman

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Publicity photo of Itzhak Perlman looking forward and smiling while holding a violin under one arm. Perlman is wearing a light colored suit jacket and...

Date Published
1971
1975
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jan Garber

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Publicity photo of Jan Garber sitting with his face turned to the side. Garber is wearing a pinstripe suit and sitting.

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

Jan Garber

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Publicity photo of Jan Garber smiling and facing slightly to the side. Garber is wearing a black suit and tie.

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

Jan Garber "Idol of the Air Lanes" and his orchestra

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Publicity photo from the side of Jan Garber playing violin. Garber is wearing a tuxedo.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Jan Savitt

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Headshot of Jan Savitt looking forward with a slight smile. Savitt is wearing a tweed jacket and black tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (36)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (19)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (12)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (8)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (7)
  • Allan Bell Collection (5)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (5)
  • Jay McShann Collection (4)
  • Mclean Family Collection (4)
  • Betty Crow Collection (3)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (3)
  • Paul Creston Collection (3)
  • Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection (3)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (2)
  • Baron Missakian Collection (1)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (1)
  • Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra (1)

Types

  • photographs (111)
  • Graphics (1)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (83)
  • Gelatin silver prints (79)
  • Portrait photographs (73)
  • Group portraits (53)
  • Snapshots (41)
  • Publicity photographs (38)
  • Color photographs (32)
  • Silver printing-out paper prints (3)
  • Caricatures (2)
  • Postcards (2)
  • Clippings (1)
  • Drawings (1)
  • Illustrations (1)
  • Photocopies (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (32)
  • 1941-1950 (21)
  • 2001-2010 (13)
  • 1971-1980 (11)
  • 1921-1930 (9)
  • 1951-1960 (8)
  • 1931-1940 (7)
  • 1961-1970 (5)
  • 1981-1990 (5)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (59)
  • African American jazz musicians (37)
  • Fiddlers (29)
  • African American men (25)
  • Saxophonists (25)
  • Men, White (15)
  • Violin (14)
  • Conductors (Music) (13)
  • Musicians (13)
  • Guitarists (11)
  • Women, White (11)
  • Jazz musicians, White (10)
  • Blues musicians (9)
  • Double bassists (8)
  • Pianists (8)
  • Harmonica players (7)
  • Musical instruments (7)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (6)
  • Trumpet players (6)
  • African American musicians (5)
  • Blues festivals (5)
  • Jazz festivals (5)
  • Keyboard players (5)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Music festivals (5)
  • Piano (5)
  • String ensembles (4)
  • African American guitarists (3)
  • African American women (3)
  • Banjoists (3)
  • Composers (3)
  • Cruise ships (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (3)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Cellists (2)
  • Double bass (2)
  • Flute players (2)
  • Radio talk show hosts (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Women musicians (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • Advertising (1)
  • African American Muslims (1)
  • Band leaders (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Black Muslims (1)
  • Cello (1)
  • Children (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Children--Hospital care (1)
  • City council members (1)
  • Costume (1)
  • Country musicians (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitar players (1)
  • Hospital patients (1)
  • Independent bookstores (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Mandolinists (1)
  • Music--Awards (1)
  • Music fans (1)
  • Musicians' spouses (1)
  • Music students (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Native American women (1)
  • Older women (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • Punk rock musicians (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Violists (1)
  • Wheelchairs (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • (-) Violinists (118)

Subjects, Community

  • Gay liberation (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ events (1)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • Women's bookshops (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (20)
  • 18th and Vine District (5)
  • Independence (Mo.) (3)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (3)
  • Italy (2)
  • Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, Idaho (1)
  • Hartford (Conn.) (1)
  • Salina (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (27)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (11)
  • Venuti, Joe (7)
  • Cugat, Xavier, 1900-1990 (6)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (5)
  • Creach, Papa John (5)
  • Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977 (5)
  • McLean, Percy Lawrence, 1901-1958 (5)
  • Young, Lionel (5)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (4)
  • Gregg, Joseph Boon, 1913-1995 (4)
  • McShann, Jay (4)
  • Creston, Paul, 1906-1985 (3)
  • Dexter, Dave (3)
  • Garber, Jan (3)
  • Marriner, Neville (3)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (2)
  • Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005 (2)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (2)
  • Glenn, Lilliebelle (2)
  • Grappelli, Stéphane (2)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (2)
  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (2)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (2)
  • Meroff, Benny, 1901-1973 (2)
  • Smith, Stuff (2)
  • Vinson, Eddie (2)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (2)
  • Bailey, Mildred (1)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (1)
  • Bergner, Carl, 1930-2000 (1)
  • Brooks, Alvin L., 1932- (1)
  • Butler, Henry (Pianist) (1)
  • Butterfield, Billy, 1917-1988 (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • Dittemore, Helen (1)
  • Ellis, Betse (1)
  • Falah, Tayammum (1)
  • Faye, Andra (1)
  • Fitzgerald, Michael D. (1)
  • Gawron, Nate (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (1)
  • Kessel, Barney (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Leary, Washboard Chaz (1)
  • Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 (1)
  • Lert, Richard, 1885-1980 (1)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (1)
  • Malneck, Matty (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Oskar, Lee (1)
  • Otis, Hal (1)
  • Perlman, Itzhak, 1945- (1)
  • Rabinof, Benno (1)
  • Reisman, Leo, 1897-1961 (1)
  • Rubinoff, Dave, 1897-1986 (1)
  • Savitt, Jan (1)
  • Shelton, Ike (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Taylor, Will, 1968- (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Turner, Joe, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Wade, Phil (1)
  • Ward, Michael (Violinist) (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (1)
  • Woode, Jimmy (1)
  • Young, Victor, 1900-1956 (1)

Events

  • "Cultural Exchanges: Jazz and Missouri Fiddling" (2001) (5)
  • 21-Sax Salute (Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (3)
  • K.C. Blues & Jazz After Fest Jam (1999) (2)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1999) (2)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (2)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Blues Masters at the Crossroads (4th : 2001 : Salina, Kan.) (1)
  • Central Avenue Jazz Festival (1)
  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1945 (20)
  • 1941 (17)
  • 1971 (11)
  • 1975 (8)
  • 1991 (8)
  • 1935 (6)
  • 1965 (6)
  • 1921 (5)
  • 1930 (5)
  • 1940 (5)
  • 2000 (5)
  • 2001-08-11 (5)
  • 1960 (4)
  • 1961 (4)
  • 1923 (3)
  • 1951 (3)
  • 1955 (3)
  • 1980 (3)
  • 1992-10 (3)
  • 1997-05-11 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 2001 (3)
  • 2001-02-19 (3)
  • 1952 (2)
  • 1975-09 (2)
  • 1981 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1999-07-18 (2)
  • 2000-01-22 (2)
  • 2000-02-21 (2)
  • 2004 (2)
  • 1929 (1)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1934 (1)
  • 1946 (1)
  • 1959-09 (1)
  • 1967-10-31 (1)
  • 1968-09 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1978 (1)
  • 1985-08-16 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1992-03-07 (1)
  • 1993 (1)
  • 1998 (1)
  • 1998-08-05 (1)
  • 1998-09-11 (1)
  • 1999-07-16 (1)
  • 1999-07-17 (1)
  • 1999-11-29 (1)
  • 2000-04-15 (1)
  • 2000-07-20 (1)
  • 2000-07-21 (1)
  • 2000-07-22 (1)
  • 2001-10-12 (1)
  • 2003-10-25 (1)

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