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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LaBudde Special Collections
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Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Blue Room

Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the photographer as he plays a fiddle into a microphone from 710 Talk Radio at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine. A telephone is in the foreground.
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Kim Park, Max Groove, and Tim Whitmer at the American Heartland Theater

Kim Park holding a saxophone, Max Groove seated at a piano, and Tim Whitmer, pianist, seated just behind Max Groove all looking up to their left and smiling at the photographer at the American Heartland Theater.
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Stan Kessler and Kim Park at the American Heartland Theater

Stan Kessler, hair pulled back in a low ponytail, stands blowing into a trumpet next to a standing Kim Park blowing into a saxophone at the American Heartland Theater. An unidentified drummer and drum set are visible between the two.
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Gig at Californo's

Myra Taylor sits on a chair on the deck at Californo's while Millie Edwards, Geneva Price, and Lori Tucker sit on high top chairs. Bill Maness and Jurgen Welge stand behind the women. There are microphones in the foreground. Everyone is smiling at the camera.
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Pearl Thuston Brown plays at Mutual Musicians Foundation

Pearl Thuston Brown plays the piano wearing a fur hat with Tyrone Clark playing bass behind her. An unidentified man sits behind them at the Mutual Musicians Foundation building for the Jay McShann Wake.
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Myra Taylor turns 89

Myra Taylor sits on a stage smiling and singing into a microphone facing to the right of the photographer towards a fan seated directly in front of her. The fan is smiling at Myra. There are fans and a bass player seated behind her and a camera man standing behind her at Knuckleheads Lounge for Myra Taylor's 89th Birthday. A photographer is kneeling in the foreground of the photograph and an 8 1/2 x 11 portrait of Myra in the foreground of the photograph.
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Jay McShann laughing so hard his eyes are closed

Jay McShann is laughing so hard his eyes are closed at Grand Emporium. He's wearing a suit and tie and his right suspender is visible under his suit jacket. The wall decorations are visible behind him.
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Tim Whitmer at the American Heartland Theater

Tim Whitmer sitting at a baby grand piano with his hands on the keys and looking to his right with a smile at the photographer at the American Heartland Theater:
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Danny Embrey smiles as he performs

Danny Embrey turns his head to his left and smiles as he plays the guitar strapped around his neck at Crown Center. Photograph is from the waist up. He wears a printed, button-up shirt.
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Ronnie McFadden performs at Crown Center

Ronnie McFadden stands blowing into the saxophone in a suit at Crown Center.
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Lonnie McFadden performs at Crown Center

Lonnie McFadden blows into a trumpet he is holding with a handkerchief. His eyes are closed and he is facing to the left of the photographer. A crowd is visible seated behind Lonnie wearing a tuxedo at Crown Center.
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David Basse performs at the Grand Emporium

David Basse sings into a microphone wearing a fedora. His right hand rests on the microphone as his left hand clutches the microphone stand during the Kansas City Seven at the Grand Emporium.
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Eldar performs for Jazz Carol Fest

Eldar Djangirov, wearing a double-breasted suit, faces right toward the piano as he plays for the Jazz Carol Festival at the Community Christian Church.
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Al Pearson performs for the Jazz Carol Fest

Al Pearson, wearing an earring and blowing into a flugelhorn at the Jazz Carol Festival at the Community Christian Church.
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Harry Ware smiles at the American Heartland Theater

Harry Ware, wearing a striped suit, smiles with his head turned to his right at the photographer as he plays a piano at American Heartland Theater.
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