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2 ballet girls in Bloomer Girl

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Two unidentified ballet girls in white blouses and striped bloomers standing backstage.

Date Published
July-1953
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

5 ballet girls in Bloomer Girl

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Five unidentified ballet girls in white blouses and striped bloomers standing backstage.

Date Published
July-1953
Member of
L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Arthur Mitchell dancing with Suzanne Farrell

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Arthur Mitchell & Suzanne Farrell dancing on stage to the song Slaughter on Tenth Avenue during a performance of On Your Toes; other dancers (three...

Date Published
1968
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Ballerina dancing for the Christmas party

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White ballerina dancing on her toes with hands above her head for the audience (African American and white children, white women and men, African...

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

Bettye Arens

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Bettye Arens holding tambourine with one leg raised dressed in gypsy costume.

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Bettye Arens dancing with Vaughn Atkinson

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Bettye Arens being held aloft by Vaughn Atkinson who's right hand is on the small of her back.

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Bettye Arens dancing with Vaughn Atkinson

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Bettye Arens in dress in dance pose with her back to Vaughn Atkinson who wears a tuxedo.

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Buck Clayton playing with Hugh Clairmont's Sandsmen

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Buck Clayton playing trumpet with Hugh Clairmont's Sandsmen before an audience of dancers (white women and men) in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Bush Devil dancer on an open road

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A Bush Devil dancer, symbolic of the materialization of a spirit form as well as the chief's authority for the Vai people, on an open road somewhere...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Canidrome Ballroom with Mort Ruby pointed out

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Buck Clayton and his Harlem Gentlemen performing as people dance at the Canidrome Ballroom. Mort Ruby with an arrow is written on the picture...

Date Published
1934
1937
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Charles Honi Coles

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Portrait of Charles Honi Coles wearing a light colored suit and facing the camera; head shot only.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Charles Honi Coles holding his shoes

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Portrait of Charles Honi Coles seated at a dressing room vanity and holding a pair of tap shoes.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Cole Bros. Circus Band

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Coles Brother's Circus Band stands on and in front of a stage with a banner behind them of women dancing in costume. The men wear light, long-sleeved...

Date Published
1937
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Couples dancing in a circle

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Couples dancing in a circle. The couples are extending their hands toward their partners. The men are wearing white outfits and some have woven sashes...

Date Published
April-1993
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Couples dancing in a line

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Couples dancing in a line. The couples are holding hands and turning around each other. The men are wearing white outfits and dark hats. The women are...

Date Published
April-1993
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Couples dancing in a line that curves around

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Couples dancing in a line that curves around. The men are on the outside while the women twirl their skirts on the inside. The men are wearing colored...

Date Published
April-1993
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Crowd at the Forest Ballroom

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Unidentified white patrons of the Forest Ballroom (likely) in Kansas City standing about or dancing while the band "Kings of Rythm" [sic] play onstage...

Date Published
February-1963
Member of
GLAMA: Robert Heishman Collection

Crowds of people watching girls dancing

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Crowds of people watching girls dancing during a parade or event in Monrovia. The girls are wearing white dresses and dancing around maypoles with...

Date Published
1947
1952
Member of
Leon M. Jordan Collection

Dancer

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Signed portrait of an unidentified dancer in short skirt and really interesting hat (signature unclear).

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Dancer at the Grand Emporium

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An unidentified African American man smiles down to his left as he dances at the Grand Emporium. The crowd is visible behind him.

Date Published
August-31-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Dancer doing a handstand

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Young white female dancer entertaining patients (African American and white) at a Halloween party by doing a handstand. Patient at the right is on a...

Date Published
October-31-1967
Member of
Children's Mercy Hospital Collection

Dancers

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Two unidentified dancers (woman in front, man behind her) in mid-leap with legs extended and arms stretching above them; behind them is a wall on...

Date Published
1988
Member of
GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection

Dancers at a Christmas show for the children

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White female dancer with checked shirt and striped socks dancing with someone who's striped socks only are seen, entertaining at a Christmas show for...

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

Dancers at the Club Paradox

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Four people dancing at Club Paradox in Kansas City, Kansas. The band is visible playing on the stage behind the dancers.

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

Dancers at the Club Paradox

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Three people dancing in front of the stage with a band on it at Club Paradox in Kansas City, Kansas.

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

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