Evie Quarles Collection

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This collection consists of 866 images captured by Kansas City-based blues and jazz photographer, Evie Quarles. Quarles provided annotations for the photographs, identifying people, place, date, and event, rendering the collection highly discoverable to researchers.
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Jassion Taylor at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002

Jassion Taylor looks intently at a drum set he sits behind during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Lazy Lester at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003

Lazy Lester, wearing a straw hat, closes his eyes as he blows into an amplified harmonica during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. He stands in front of the festival banner and hugs the harmonica in both hands.
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Millage Gilbert at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Millage Gilbert smiles as he stands in a king costume during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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LC Gant at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

LC Gant, wearing a flat cap, smiles and looks above his glasses over his right shoulder as he plays a drum set at the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Danny Cox at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Danny Cox, wearing a cowboy hat, smiles as he sings into a microphone and plays guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Bobby Watson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003

Bobby Watson blows into an alto saxophone that has a microphone in front of it during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Marva Whitney at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003

Marva Whitney, in front of the KCK Street Festival banner, looks to her right as she sings into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Tutti Gadson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003

Tutti Gadson, wearing a sun hat, looks over his left shoulder as he plays guitar on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Alex Littlejohn is the king

King Alex Littlejohn smiles in a king costume sitting on a throne
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Scamps at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

The Scamps, on stage, are presented with plaques and an unidentified white woman gives them a cake during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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James Fraher at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002

James Fraher, wearing a ball cap and holding a camera to his face, is not visible behind the camera during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Millage Gilbert at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Millage Gilbert, dressed as a king, with two unidentified white women in vintage clothing on each arm, and a crowd of people around them for the Millage Gilbert Parade during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Ernie Johnson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Ernie Johnston stands on stage playing an electric guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Blue River Ordnance at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Blue River Ordinance perform on stage at the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Henry Townsend at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

Henry Townsend, wearing a bowler hat, suit and striped shoes, sits and looks down at a keyboard he is playing during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. Marquise Knox stands on stage behind Henry playing the guitar, also wearing a bowler hat.
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