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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Jimmy D. Lane at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

Jimmy D. Lane, wearing a cowboy hat and a guitar on the state of Mississippi necklace, seriously looks forward as he plays the guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Cotton Candy at Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

Cotton Candy Washington looks to her left to sing into the microphone as she plays a keyboard during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. An unidentified guitarist is visible behind her.
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Louisiana Red at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

Louisiana Red looks down at a guitar he is playing as he sits on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. An unidentified keyboardist is visible behind him.
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J.J. Johnson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

J.J. Johnson, wearing a bowler hat and a diamond "J" necklace, closes his eyes as he sings into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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King Alex at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blue Festival 2006

King Alex, wearing an Irish cap, looks down at the guitar neck as he sits and plays during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. Parts of two other band musicians are visible behind him.
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Karla Peterie at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Karla Peterie, of the band Rain Dogs, wearing a sundress and a straw hat, smiles over the microphone as she plays a mandolin during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Mike Roark at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Mike Roark of the band, Rain Dogs, wearing sunglasses, looks down at a keyboard he is playing during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Bobby Rush and Lo Lespes at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Bobby Rush, sings into a microphone as Lo Lespes dances during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival, The audience is visible behind Lo.
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Bobby Rush at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Bobby Rush stands on stage holding a microphone in his left hand during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Chick Willis at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Chick Willis, wearing a hat and grimacing while playing an electric guitar during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Ida McBeth at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Ida McBeth looks coyly to her right as she sings into a microphone during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Ida McBeth at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2005

Ida McBeth, wearing a bejeweled pillbox hat, throws her head back and laughs as she stands on stage and holds a certificate which states "Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival. This certificate is awarded to Ida McBeth, first queen of blues for carrying on the blues heritage in Kansas City, Kansas. [Signed by] Joe Reardon, Mayor/CEO June 26, 2005" during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Richard Townsend at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Richard Townsend, left side profile, wearing a flat cap and sunglasses, holds a microphone with his right hand and has a guitar strap around his shoulder during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Jay McShann at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2004

Jay McShann, left side profile, wearing a ball cap as he sits at a baby grand piano playing for an audience visible behind him during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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Dennis Binder at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

Dennis Binder, wearing a fedora, looks to his right, as he sits on stage and plays a keyboard on stage during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.
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