Piano

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Description

A large group of various unidentified African American people dressed in suits and dresses seated and standing in a room. The front few rows are seated and the back row standing. There is a piano in the background and bouquets of flowers on the piano and over the windows and doorways. One woman holds a tambourine. A floor-to-ceiling support pole is in the center front of the photograph.

Member of

Date Published

1941

1950

Subject, Old

African American men

Time Period

Notes

No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 18 x 13 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-493.tif

Genres

Group portraits

Type

Language English

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LaBudde Special Collections

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Details

Description

Maureen Smith stands with her left side to the photographer and turns her head toward her left shoulder to smile at the photographer as she stands with her hands on the keys of a upright piano. She wears earrings, a floral print blouse, a solid suit jacket and a matching mid-length pleated skirt with flat shoes with ankle straps. A printed signature on the bottom left says, "Bloom Chicago."

Member of

African American jazz musicians

Date Published

1951

1960

Subject, Old

Jazz musicians

Pianists

Piano

Time Period

1951-1960

Subject (Geographic)

Chicago (Ill.)

Subject (Geographic, LCSH)

Chicago (Ill.)

Notes

No date; likely circa 1950, Purchased from Dolores Hobley, c. early 2010s. Handwritten on back, "Maureen Smith.", Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-013.tif

Genres

Publicity photographs

Type

Language English

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Image Credit

Bloom (Chicago)

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Description

Jazz pianist Memphis Slim's head and shoulders are visible and he does not smile as he holds a microphone across his chest with his right hand and sits at a piano at an unidentified venue. There is a wall mural behind him of mountains and sky. A Schlitz beer sits on a table in the foreground. Memphis Slim wears a light colored shirt, necktie, and suit jacket.

Member of

African American jazz musicians

Date Published

1929

1931

Subject, Old

Time Period

Notes

No date; likely circa 1930, Handwritten on back, "Memphis Slim." Handwritten just below the photograph, "Memphis Slim.", Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 9 x 8 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-015.tif

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Type

Language English

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Priscilla Bowman Collection

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Description

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

Member of

Date Published

Subject, Old

Rhythm and blues musicians

Time Period

Subject (Geographic)

Subject (Geographic, LCSH)

Kansas City (Mo.)

Notes

No date; likely between 1951 and 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_bowman_photo-10.tif

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Type

Language English

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An unidentified African American woman smiles as she is seated on a baby grand piano bench and leaning her left elbow just above the piano keys as she holds a violin with her left hand and holds the bow with her right hand resting on her lap. She has a flower in her hair on the right side above her ear. She wears a necklace, a wrist watch on her right wrist, and a full-length, full-skirt light-colored evening gown with puffed sleeves and a sweetheart neckline. A desk lamp sits on the piano. A picture of a palm-lined street is on the wall above the piano. A floor lampshade is on the very right side of the photograph.

Member of

Date Published

1951

1960

Subject, Old

Time Period

Notes

No date; likely circa 1950, See also P25., Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 18 x 13 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-024.tif

Genres

Type

Language English

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An unidentified African American woman smiles as she stands by a baby grand Vose & Sons - Boston piano with her right hand resting just above the piano keys; her left hand behind her back. She has a flower in her hair on the right side above her ear. She wears a necklace, a wrist watch on her right wrist, and a full-length, full-skirt light-colored evening gown with puffed sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and a wide waistband. She wears light-colored open-toed shoes. An opened piece of music is on the piano. A picture of a palm-lined street is on the wall above the piano. A floor lamp behind her is mostly obscured. There is an upholstered chair behind and to the left of her.

Member of

Date Published

1951

1960

Subject, Old

Pianists

Piano

Time Period

1951-1960

Notes

No date; likely circa 1950, See also P24., Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 18 x 13 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-025.tif

Genres

Type

Language English

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Details

Description

Jazz pianist Memphis Slim's head and shoulders are visible and he does not smile as he holds a microphone across his chest with his right hand and sits at a piano at an unidentified venue. There is a wall mural behind him of mountains and sky. A Schlitz beer sits on a table in the foreground. Memphis Slim wears a light colored shirt, necktie, and suit jacket.

Member of

African American jazz musicians

Date Published

1929

1931

Subject, Old

Time Period

Notes

No date; likely circa 1930, Handwritten on back, "Memphis Slim." Handwritten just below the photograph, "Memphis Slim.", Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 9 x 8 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-015.tif

Genres

Type

Language English

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Priscilla Bowman Collection

Details

Description

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

Member of

Date Published

Subject, Old

Rhythm and blues musicians

Time Period

Subject (Geographic)

Subject (Geographic, LCSH)

Kansas City (Mo.)

Notes

No date; likely between 1951 and 1960, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_bowman_photo-10.tif

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Type

Language English

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Details

Description

An unidentified African American woman smiles as she stands by a baby grand Vose & Sons - Boston piano with her right hand resting just above the piano keys; her left hand behind her back. She has a flower in her hair on the right side above her ear. She wears a necklace, a wrist watch on her right wrist, and a full-length, full-skirt light-colored evening gown with puffed sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and a wide waistband. She wears light-colored open-toed shoes. An opened piece of music is on the piano. A picture of a palm-lined street is on the wall above the piano. A floor lamp behind her is mostly obscured. There is an upholstered chair behind and to the left of her.

Member of

Date Published

1951

1960

Subject, Old

Pianists

Piano

Time Period

1951-1960

Notes

No date; likely circa 1950, See also P24., Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original

1 photograph : black and white print ; 18 x 13 cm

Filename

umkc_lsc_hobley_photo-025.tif

Genres

Type