Alvin Brooks helps Claude "Fiddler" Williams celebrate his 92nd birthday

Description

Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on the right side of the photograph beside Alvin Brooks, and laughs as Alvin speaks into a microphone on the occasion of Claude's 92nd birthday. A large mural is on the wall behind them.

Note

Stamped on the back of the photograph in black ink, "2000 Evie Quarles, 3418 Karnes Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111, 816-931-7074." Handwritten on the back in black ink, "Alvin Brooks . Claude "Fid" Williams . Claude Williams 92 Birthday Party."

Contributors

Photographer: Quarles, Evie

Date Issued

2000-02-21

Type

Image

Extent

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

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Black & white photographs

Member of

Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Publisher

Evie Quarles

Time Period

1991-2000

Subject (Name)

Williams, Claude, 1908-2004

Brooks, Alvin L., 1932-

Subject (Topical)

African American jazz musicians

Subject (Geographic)

Kansas City (Mo.)

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-0147

Source

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

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections