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Blossom Dearie

Image

Headshot of Blossom Dearie facing forward and resting her head on one hand. Dearie is wearing a jacket and turtleneck sweater.

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Clara Ward

Image

Publicity photo of Clara Ward wearing white dress.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Clara Ward & Her Gospel Singers

Image

Publicity photo of Clara Ward & Her Gospel Singers featuring Clara and five unidentified musicians.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Jo Stafford

Image

Jo Stafford exiting an airplane in Washington, D.C. Stafford is wearing a dark fur coat and holding a purse while smiling.

Date Published
1953
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Joan Shaw publicity photo

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Publicity photo of Joan Shaw (also known as Salena Jones) by Gale Agency, Inc.; address listed as 48 West 48th Street, New York 19, NY.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Kay Starr

Image

Kay Starr sitting on a table and looking up while smiling. Starr is wearing a large white skirt with floral prints and a large hairpiece.

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Nancy Wilson and Laurindo Almeida

Image

Nancy Wilson and Laurindo Almeida performing on stage in front of a curtain. Wilson is sitting and holding a microphone while looking up and smiling...

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Priscilla Bowman and an unidentified man at Mel's Hideaway

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Priscilla Bowman and an unidentified African American man at Mel's Hideaway in Chicago, Illinois.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Priscilla Bowman publicity photo

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Publicity photo of Priscilla Bowman by Abner Records; address listed for label is 2129 South Michigan; Chicago 16, Illinois.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Priscilla Bowman singing with Curtyse Foster Band at unidentified Kansas City venue

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Priscilla Bowman singing with the Curtyse Foster Band: "Bumps" Love (piano), Foster (sax), Elmer Price (trumpet), Bill Nolan (drums); unidentified...

Date Published
August-03-1954
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Publicity photo of Eileen Barton

Image

Publicity photo of Eileen Barton taken at an angle. Barton is wearing a bathing suit and seated in a leather chair.

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Eileen Barton

Image

Eileen Barton laughing and resting her head on her right arm. Barton is wearing a striped tee-shirt and sitting in theater chairs.

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo of Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanetz

Image

Autographed publicity photo of Lily Pons and Andre Kostelanetz.

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Paul Creston Collection

Shirley Bassey

Image

Headshot of Shirley Bassey laying on the floor on her side and resting her head on her arm. Bassey is wearing a blouse with wavy patterns.

Date Published
1955
1960
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Women singers
  • 1951-1960

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (7)
  • Priscilla Bowman Collection (4)
  • Allan Bell Collection (2)
  • Paul Creston Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (14)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (14)
  • Gelatin silver prints (14)
  • Portrait photographs (12)
  • Publicity photographs (10)
  • Group portraits (5)
  • Snapshots (4)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1951-1960 (14)

Subjects

  • African American women (4)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (4)
  • Actresses (2)
  • African American men (2)
  • African American singers (2)
  • Conductors (Music) (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) Women singers (14)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Chicago (Ill.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Bowman, Priscilla (3)
  • Barton, Eileen (2)
  • Ward, Clara, 1924-1973 (2)
  • Almeida, Laurindo (1)
  • Bassey, Shirley (1)
  • Dearie, Blossom (1)
  • Foster, Curtyse (1)
  • Kostelanetz, Andre, 1901-1980 (1)
  • Love, Bunnie (Bumps) (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Pons, Lily, 1898-1976 (1)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (1)
  • Shaw, Joan (Vocalist) (1)
  • Stafford, Jo (1)
  • Starr, Kay (1)

Date Published

  • 1951 (11)
  • 1955 (7)
  • 1960 (6)
  • 1953 (1)
  • 1954-08-03 (1)

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