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Papa John Creach

Image

Angled publicity photo of Papa John Creach smiling and facing forward. Creach is holding up a violin and bow while playing and is wearing a white suit...

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

Papa John Creach

Image

Publicity photo of Papa John Creach facing forward looking excited while holding a violin on stage and wearing checkered shirt.

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

Papa John Creach and his violin

Image

"Papa" John Creach seated in front of a microphone and about to play his violin during a recording session; facing to the right of the photo.

Date Published
1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Peggy Lee and Joe Venuti

Image

Peggy Lee sitting at a piano and Joe Venuti standing behind her in a recording studio. Lee is looking forward and Venuti is looking down at Lee...

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

Photo collection from Sal Richman's book "Guy: The Life and Times of Guy Lombardo"

Image

Photo collection from Sal Richman's book "Guy: The Life and Times of Guy Lombardo": (clockwise from top left) Lombardo and his wife Lilliebell "Save...

Date Published
1978
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

photographs of photographers during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Blanche and Claude "Fiddler" Williams (and others) during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City...

Date Published
1991
1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra

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Postcard featuring photo of the Ben-Ton Orchestra on front. Back of postcard features written and printed text.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

Postcard front - Ben-Ton Orchestra

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Postcard featuring photo of the Ben-Ton Orchestra of Kansas City. Seven men are posing for a photo wearing black tuxedos and holding their instruments...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra

Publicity photo of unidentified violinist

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Publicity photo of unidentified violinist smiling at camera.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection

Publicity photo of unidentified violinist

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Publicity photo of unidentified violinist cradling his violin.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection

Publicity photo of unidentified violinist

Image

Publicity photo of unidentified violinist holding his violin.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Pla-Mor Ballroom Photograph Collection

Saxophonists play as a crowd watches at Charlie Parker's gravesite during the 21-sax salute

Image

Unidentified (with news camera), unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Sonny Kenner, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white...

Date Published
1991
1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Saxophonists play as a crowd watches at Charlie Parker's gravesite during the 21-sax salute

Image

Unidentified (in background, mostly obscured), unidentified, unidentified, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white ball cap...

Date Published
1991
1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Shahid (Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tayammum Falah, and Fiddler Williams)

Image

The original members of The Shahid, a Nation of Islam music group first formed in the 1960s (Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tayammum Falah, and Claude...

Date Published
1971
1975
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Stéphane Grappelli on an outdoor stage

Image

Stéphane Grappelli playing violin on an outdoor stage in front of a microphone; wearing a floral print shirt and eyes looking to the left.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Stéphane Grappelly

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Stephane Grappelly playing violin in Paris, France.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Four unidentified white teenage girls and one unidentified white teenage boy playing violins as part of a string ensemble during a hospital event...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Unidentified white teenage girls playing violins as part of a string ensemble during a hospital event honoring Joseph Boon Gregg.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Three unidentified white girls playing violin and one seated playing cello as part of a string ensemble during a hospital event honoring Joseph Boon...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

String ensemble playing during a hospital event

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Five unidentified white teenage girls and one unidentified white teenage boy standing behind music stands playing violins as part of a string ensemble...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

String quintet from Shawnee Mission West High School

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Strolling Strings string quintet from Shawnee Mission West High School playing during a Mother's Day celebration at Children's Mercy Hospital. Two...

Date Published
May-11-1997
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Strolling Strings members and their pianist

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View of some members of the Strolling Strings quintet from Shawnee Mission West High School including an unidentified white teenaged girl turned to...

Date Published
May-11-1997
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Sweet Baby Blues Band guest artists

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Composite photo of four publicity photos of Sweet Baby Blues Band Guest Artists: Charles McPherson, Lockjaw Davis, Papa John Creach, Eddie Vinson; all...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Teen violinist at a Mother's Day event

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Unidentified white teenage boy playing violin and wearing a tuxedo during a Children's Mercy Hospital Mother's Day event. He's a member of the...

Date Published
May-11-1997
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Test shot for publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams

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Test shot for publicity photo of Claude "Fiddler" Williams wearing suit.

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Allan Bell 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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