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Alan Mercer at Club Paradox

Image

Alan Mercer, wearing a fedora, smokes a cigarette as he leans his back against the outside wall of Club Paradox in Kansas City, Kansas.

Date Published
July-08-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Amazing Grace and Roger Naber at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Grand Emporium

Image

Amazing Grace walks towards Roger Naber, wearing a suit jacket with animal print cuffs and collar, with open arms during the 20th anniversary...

Date Published
April-24-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

At the bar

Image

A group of unidentified white men and women at a bar in Aspen, Colorado.

Date Published
September-1965
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Band warms up

Image

In Columbine's Champagne Cellar at the Harlequin Café, 8047 Agnes, Detroit, Michigan (8045 Agnes), Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, faces away from the...

Date Published
April-13-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bargain Music

Image

Bargain Music, an alternative rock band comprised of four white men sit and stand at a bar having beers with three African American men. Printed in...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Becky Wilson, Christopher Hearne, Jr., and Roger Naber at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Grand Emporium

Image

Becky Wilson and Christopher Hearne, Jr. present Roger Naber, wearing a suit jacket with animal print cuffs and collar, a certificate during the 20th...

Date Published
April-24-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bettye Miller and others at a club

Image

Bettye Miller (third from the left) at a table with four unidentified African American women, an unidentified African American man, and speaking with...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller with twelve others around a table

Image

Bettye Miller (standing, center) with twelve unidentified others (African American and white men and women) around a table in a club or restaurant...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Billy Boy Arnold and Roger Naber at the Grand Emporium

Image

Billy Boy Arnold, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, sits at the bar next to the owner, Roger Naber. Both smile at the...

Date Published
December-28-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Carson at the Grand Emporium

Image

Bobby Carson on stage, speaks into a microphone looking left with a keyboard player, drummer, and guitarist behind him. A large crowd is in front of...

Date Published
May-30-2004
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bruce Iglauer, Tom Baker, Connie Humiston, and Brenda Haskins at the Grand Emporium

Image

Recording executive Bruce Iglauer, with Tom Baker, Connie Humiston, and Brenda Haskins, smile at the photographer as they gather at the bar at the...

Date Published
May-19-2004
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams enjoys performing at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins at the camera as he walks by the baby grand piano holding his fiddle and bow in his left hand as he performs at the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams enjoys performing at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins at the camera as he walks by the baby grand piano holding his fiddle and bow in his left hand as he performs at the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams enjoys performing at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the camera as he stands on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, snapping his...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams focuses on his fiddle as he performs at the Levee

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams focuses on his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard Ross, singer...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends his knees and smiles as he plays his fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams focuses on his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard Ross, singer...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends toward his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry Holloway is...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee with Larry Holloway

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands tall as he plays the fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with Larry Holloway on...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs at the Levee with Larry Holloway

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands tall as he plays the fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with Larry Holloway on...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs by playing jazz on his fiddle at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs in the Savoy Lounge

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on barstool as he plays his fiddle and performs at the Savoy Lounge, 355 W. 41st Street in the Manhattan borough in New...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with a band at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends toward his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry Holloway is...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with a band at the Levee

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams moves his feet and leans into the music as he plays his fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

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  • Bars (Drinking establishments)
  • Men, White

Member of

  • Evie Quarles Collection (29)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (23)
  • Jay McShann Collection (12)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (7)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (4)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (3)
  • Ed Dix Collection (3)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (2)
  • Helen Xarhis-DePasco Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Michael Boles Collection (1)
  • Ted Malone Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (87)

Genres

  • Group portraits (68)
  • Color photographs (46)
  • Black & white photographs (41)
  • Gelatin silver prints (41)
  • Snapshots (29)
  • Portrait photographs (8)
  • Negatives (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)
  • Slides (1)

Time Periods

  • 2001-2010 (23)
  • 1991-2000 (18)
  • 1971-1980 (8)
  • 1941-1950 (4)
  • 1981-1990 (4)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • African American men (47)
  • Jazz musicians (40)
  • Women, White (39)
  • African American jazz musicians (36)
  • Jazz musicians, White (29)
  • Double bassists (25)
  • Fiddlers (19)
  • Music fans (19)
  • African American women (13)
  • Guitarists (11)
  • Blues musicians (10)
  • Music audiences (8)
  • Piano (6)
  • Saxophonists (6)
  • Singers (6)
  • Audiences (5)
  • Dancers (5)
  • Jazz singers (5)
  • Pianists (5)
  • Bartenders (3)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Drum set (3)
  • Promoters (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Tables (3)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Beards (2)
  • Beer neon signs (2)
  • Checks (2)
  • Gifts (2)
  • Harmonica players (2)
  • Military uniforms (2)
  • Philanthropists (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Signs and signboards (2)
  • Soldiers (2)
  • T-shirts (2)
  • Trumpet players (2)
  • Alternative rock musicians (1)
  • Balloons (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Employees (1)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments)--Social aspects (1)
  • Benches (1)
  • Champagne (Wine) (1)
  • Chief executive officers (1)
  • Cigarettes (1)
  • Cigarette smokers (1)
  • Conversation (1)
  • Eyeglasses (1)
  • Fans (Persons) (1)
  • Gay bars (1)
  • Gay men (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Journalists (1)
  • Journalists--Travel (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Keyboard players (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Office furniture (1)
  • Offices (1)
  • Overalls (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Radio personalities (1)
  • Sailors (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Sweaters (1)
  • Waitresses (1)
  • (-) Bars (Drinking establishments) (87)
  • (-) Men, White (87)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White gay men (1)
  • White lesbians (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (44)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (8)
  • Detroit (Mich.) (4)
  • Aspen (Colo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Area (1)
  • Limerick (Limerick, Ireland) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (20)
  • Holloway, Larry (Double bassist) (16)
  • Naber, Roger (9)
  • McShann, Jay (6)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (5)
  • Barefield, A. Spencer (3)
  • Dix, Ralph Edward, 1929-2020 (3)
  • Humiston, Connie (3)
  • Pliskow, Dan, 1923-2015 (3)
  • Rowling, Maureen (3)
  • Vinson, Eddie (3)
  • Bellamy, D. C., 1949- (2)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (2)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (2)
  • Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973 (2)
  • Faircloth, Jan (2)
  • Greenlease, Paul (2)
  • Haskins, Brenda (2)
  • Hinton, Milt (2)
  • Hudspeth, Brandon (2)
  • McKeithen, Marvine (2)
  • Milberry, Larry (2)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (2)
  • Naber, Julia (2)
  • Pruett, Ben (2)
  • Stubbs, Sue (Guitarist) (2)
  • Albertson, John (Bartender) (1)
  • Alexander, Mousey (1)
  • Allen, J. (Club patron) (1)
  • Amazing Grace (Singer) (1)
  • Arnold, Billy Boy (1)
  • Baker, Tom Trashmouth (1)
  • Baty, Charlie (1)
  • Belgrave, Marcus (1)
  • Buster, Brody, 1984- (1)
  • Carson, Bobby (Blues guitarist) (1)
  • Clarke, William (Harmonica player) (1)
  • Clay, Henry (Harmonica player) (1)
  • Crawford, Jimmy (1)
  • Curfman, Shannon (1)
  • Dare, Lou (1)
  • DePasco, Helen Xarhis, 1921-1992 (1)
  • Faith, Mary (Club patron) (1)
  • Findaly, George, 1948- (1)
  • Hearne, Christopher, Jr. (1)
  • Hicks, Frank (Bar owner) (1)
  • Holland, Peanuts (1)
  • Iglauer, Bruce, 1947- (1)
  • Jones, LaDonna (1)
  • Malone, Ted, 1908-1989 (1)
  • McAndrews, Lawrence (1)
  • Mercer, Alan (Author) (1)
  • Moore, Mary (1)
  • Neutzler, Wendy (1)
  • Norris, John, 1934-2010 (1)
  • Palmer, Herb (1)
  • Rush, Bobby (1)
  • Wilson, Becky (1)

Date Published

  • 2000 (23)
  • 1991 (21)
  • 1971 (9)
  • 1980 (9)
  • 1965-09 (4)
  • 1999-04-24 (4)
  • 2001-04-13 (4)
  • 1961 (3)
  • 2001-02-01 (3)
  • 2004-03-08 (3)
  • 1942 (2)
  • 1970 (2)
  • 1986 (2)
  • 1992 (2)
  • 2001-02-18 (2)
  • 2002-07-08 (2)
  • 2002-09-07 (2)
  • 2004-05-15 (2)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1948 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1964-01 (1)
  • 1983-03-17 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1994-04-12 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1997-01-11 (1)
  • 1997-10-30 (1)
  • 1999-01-14 (1)
  • 1999-01-24 (1)
  • 1999-11-15 (1)
  • 1999-12-28 (1)
  • 2001-01-11 (1)
  • 2001-02-19 (1)
  • 2002-01-09 (1)
  • 2002-04-05 (1)
  • 2004-02-23 (1)
  • 2004-04-24 (1)
  • 2004-05-13 (1)
  • 2004-05-19 (1)
  • 2004-05-30 (1)
  • 2006-03-16 (1)

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