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Monica Dillon

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Jazz pianist and vocalist Monica Dillon stands on a lawn reflected play with a strand of hair and with her left leg crossed over her right. Printed in...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Monique Danielle

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Jazz and R&B vocalist Monique Danielle directly at the camera in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Monique Danielle...

Date Published
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Monique's graduation portrait

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Portrait of Monique in a white graduation robes and holding mortar board.

Date Published
1998
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Mother and her children

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A studio portrait of smiling unidentified African American woman with a baby lying on its stomach to the left and a toddler girl seated on the right.

Date Published
1931
1950
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Mother and infant son

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Aritha Anne Dorsey-Clayton with baby Buck Clayton; both in white clothes.

Date Published
1911
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Mother and son entering a doorway

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African American mother holding her young son's hand as they enter through a door. A white male doctor and white female nurse are partially seen...

Date Published
October-01-1966
October-31-1966
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Mother fixing her daughter's hair

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African American mother fixing her daughter's hair while sitting in a crib at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a cookie.

Date Published
May-16-1973
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Mother fixing her daughter's hair

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African American mother fixing her daughter's hair while at Children's Mercy Hospital. The girl is holding a cookie and a paper cup.

Date Published
May-16-1973
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Moving an infant in an incubator to the new hospital building

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Infant in an incubator being checked on by a white female nurse as it's moved from the old to the new Children's Mercy Hospital building. Lines of...

Date Published
December-01-1970
December-31-1970
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Mrs. Mattie Stanley

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Three unidentified African American women stand by a house with two unidentified African American children sitting in front of them in the yard next...

Date Published
1911
1920
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Musicians at Chuck Haddix' book signing

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Myra Taylor sits in a wheelchair smiling to her right at the photographer. Seated behind her is Jurgen Welge. Standing behind Jurgen with his hands on...

Date Published
June-08-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

My grandma

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An unidentified African American woman and her grandmother stand under tree. Handwritten above the photograph, "My Grand Ma."

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Myra Taylor

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Myra Taylor in a publicity photograph. She's wearing a beanie cap, smiling up to her left, and holding her hands up and open by her face. Below the...

Date Published
2001
2010
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor and Bobby Watson at the Grand Emporium

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Myra Taylor sits in a wheelchair to the right of Bobby Watson. She holds her purse. Bobby has his left arm around her shoulders, is wearing a straw...

Date Published
May-23-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor and Buck O'Neil at the Blue Room

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Myra Taylor is seated and laughing with her eyes closed while holding a microphone with her right hand and holding her left hand around the shoulder...

Date Published
June-21-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor and Harry Hypolite at the Blue Room

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Harry Hypolite leans forward grinning over a seated Myra Taylor at the Blue Room in front of the bar, 18th & Vine.

Date Published
February-28-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor at the dedication of a park gate in her name

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Myra Taylor; Jackson and Dawayne Gilley sit inside a stretch limousine with the back door opened at the Myra Taylor Park Gate Dedication, 18th &...

Date Published
June-29-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Myra Taylor sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published
July-18-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2000

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Myra Taylor sings into a microphone she holds in her right hand during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published
June-24-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor during the Living Blues Photo Shoot

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Myra Taylor, holds on to the brim of her hat with both hands with a big grin on her face during the Living Blues Weekend Photo Shoot. A cane handle is...

Date Published
September-18-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor laughing at the dedication of a park gate in her name

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Myra Taylor, looks down at the table where she's sitting, covers her eyes and laughs as Dawayne Gilley and Connie Humiston stand behind her and hold...

Date Published
June-29-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor performs at Knuckleheads

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Myra Taylor sits and performs with a bass player and an unidentified couple behind her at Knuckleheads Lounge on the occasion of her 89th birthday.

Date Published
February-24-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor recording

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Myra Taylor sitting in a wheelchair with headphones on and singing into a microphone at the Myra Taylor Recording Session at the Airborne Audio...

Date Published
July-31-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Myra Taylor sings with the Curtyse Foster Band

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Myra Taylor sings with the Curtyse Foster Band at an unidentified venue in Kansas City. Farthest to the left Bunnie "Bumps" Love smiles to her right...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Myra Taylor smiles at Unity Temple on the Plaza

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Myra Taylor smiles to her right while holding a microphone in her left hand and wearing a suit with sequin flowers at Unity Temple on the Plaza.

Date Published
February-06-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

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