Jay McShann shaking hands with Porter

Description

Porter (whether it's his first or last name unknown) and Jay McShann exchanging handshake outside a suburban home beside a car just three months before Porter's death on December 8, 1969; another unidentified man can be seen leaving the house behind them.

Note

Handwritten note on verso of photo: Labor Day Sept. '69 Porter & Mac Porter passed 8 dec '69 in San Francisco on his 1st visit here (a fatal heart attack in the helicopter enroute to the air port "headed for home". He'd talked to Mac long distance the previous Fri nite 5 Dec.)

Date Issued

1969-09

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : color print ; 9 x 9 cm

Genre

Group portraits

Snapshots

Member of

Jay McShann Collection

Time Period

1961-1970

Subject (Name)

McShann, Jay

Subject (Topical)

African American jazz musicians

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0152

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections