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Robert Lockwood, Jr. at the W.C. Handy Awards

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Robert Lockwood Jr., wearing a fedora, listens intently to an unidentified African American woman across the table from him. An unidentified African...

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

Robin Renée

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Performance artist Robin Renée leans against a wall holding an acoustic guitar by the neck as the body rests on the floor by her foot in a photograph...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Rodney Jones with his family at home

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Rodney Jones, who was the first in-house bone marrow patient at Children's Mercy Hospital, now an adult, posing for a photo at home with his family...

Date Published
January-01-1993
December-31-1993
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Rodney Jones with his family at home

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Rodney Jones, who was the first in-house bone marrow patient at Children's Mercy Hospital, now an adult, posing for a photo at home with his family...

Date Published
January-01-1993
December-31-1993
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Rodney Jones with his family at home

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Rodney Jones, who was the first in-house bone marrow patient at Children's Mercy Hospital, now an adult, posing for a photo at home with his family...

Date Published
January-01-1993
December-31-1993
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Roots Rock Society

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Roots Rock Society, a reggae band comprised of one white man, three African American men, and one African American woman, stand together and smile or...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Rosie Ledet

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Zydeco accordion player and vocalist Rosie Ledet smiles as she holds an accordion. She wears a vest over a short-sleeved shirt. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Rosie Ledet at the Grand Emporium

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Rosie Ledet, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, smiles at the photographer as she plays an accordion that is fully stretched...

Date Published
March-02-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Roy Eldridge and Maxine Sullivan

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Roy Eldridge, seated, with Maxine Sullivan standing next to him.

Date Published
1982
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Rudy Love and the Love Family Band

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Rudy Love and the Love Family Band, a funk band from Wichita, Kansas comprised of eight African American men and one African American woman, sit on...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ruth Brown

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Ruth Brown, an R&B, soul, jazz, and blues singer, in a split photograph. In the top she looks up and to the left. In the bottom she looks to the right...

Date Published
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ruth Glennellen, A. Dennis, and Lizzy standing with an unidentified man

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An unidentified African American man stands with his left hand on Ruth Glenellen's right shoulder. To Ruth's left is A. Dennis and to his left is...

Date Published
December-21-2027
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone

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Blues guitarist and vocalist Ruthie Foster (left), in a split photograph, sits on a suitcase on railroad tracks and plays an acoustic guitar. In the...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women

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Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women, a blues band comprised of one African American woman and two white women, laugh as they hold their instruments; a...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women

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Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women is a blues band comprised of two white women and one African American woman. Two of the women are seated; one...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Sandra A.J. Lawrence shaking hands with unidentified man

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Sandra Lawrence shaking hands with an unidentified white man while another unidentified white man with his back to the camera is holding onto her...

Date Published
April-30-2003
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Sandra Hall

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Blues vocalist Sandra Hall looks slightly back over her right shoulder at the photographer. She wears a blouse with a ruffle around the collar and a...

Date Published
1995
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Sandra Hall at the Grand Emporium

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Sandra Hall, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks pensively at her praying hands as her hands hold a glittery shawl.

Date Published
October-23-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Sandy Brown at B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ

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Sandy Brown, from her right, plays a piano with her mouth to a microphone during the 2nd Annual Kansas City Blues Society Acoustic Showcase at B.B.'s...

Date Published
August-14-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Santa and others handing out gifts or candy

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Santa Claus (white man) passing out either small gifts or candy to young patients with nurses and other adults in attendance during a Christmas party...

Date Published
December-01-1964
December-31-1964
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa at Children's Mercy Hospital

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Santa Claus (white man) holding sleigh bells and entertaining the children at the mayor's Christmas party. An African American female nurse can be...

Date Published
December-01-1974
December-31-1974
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa Claus and a young woman next to a young boy

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Santa Claus (white) and a young African American woman visiting a young African American boy patient. The boy is sitting up in a crib with one foot...

Date Published
December-10-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa Claus and another man handing out gifts

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Santa Claus (white) and another white man handing out gifts to children (African American and white) in the hospital at the Mayor's Christmas Tree...

Date Published
December-22-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa Claus with child patients

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Santa Claus (white) leaning down to speak with child patients (all white) at the Mayor's Christmas Tree Party. Santa is holding a cup and sleigh bells...

Date Published
December-22-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Santa handing out gifts

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Santa Claus (white man) visiting patients and passing out Christmas presents to a group (African American girls and boys) seated before him. Other...

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

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