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Senator O'Brien

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Senator O'Brien, rhythm & blues, punk rock singer, holds a cigar in his mouth and looks up in a very close-up, head-shot photograph. He wears a hat...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Stephanie Mills

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Publicity photo of Stephanie Mills looking forward and smiling in front of a faded ocean background. Mills is wearing a leather jacket.

Date Published
1981
1985
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Sweet Pea Atkinson of the Boneshakers

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Rhythm and Blues musician Sweet Pea Atkinson, of the Boneshakers, looks out from under the brim of his dark fedora directly at the photographer...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Temptations

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Publicity photo of the Temptations in a group looking forward and smiling. All five are wearing white suits with patterned stripes on the sides and...

Date Published
1965
1970
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Tommy Ridgley

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Tommy Ridgley, rhythm & blues singer and piano player, grins as he stands with his hands waist high and his fingers spread wide. He wears a double...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Unidentified man playing piano at Club Trocadero

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Unidentified African American man playing piano; Club Trocadero; Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Priscilla Bowman Collection

Uptown Rhythm Kings

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The Uptown Rhythm Kings, a rock and roll, rhythm and blues band comprised of three African American men and seven white men, play their instruments in...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Urban Blight

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Urban Blight, a ska, R&B, funk, pop, and reggae band comprised of seven white men who lean or sit on a wall around a rooftop. One band member leans...

Date Published
1983
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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