1. Portrait of Ada Brown in a dress Creator: Adelwell (N.Y.) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
2. Edith Wilson wearing dress and necklace with a bow in her hair standing in the opening between two curtains Creator: Aldene. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
3. A side portrait of Mamie Smith wearing a strapless dress, earrings and a necklace Creator: Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
4. Picture of an African American woman in a dress seated in an ornate wooden chair with her right elbow resting on the chair arm and her hand touching the side of her face Creator: Blaul, Louis A. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
5. La Vern Baker in strapless dress with earrings Creator: Bruno, Anthony J., 1894-1976. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
6. Billie Holiday with a necklace, hoop earrings with flowers in her hair Creator: Carson, Robin. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
7. Sally Gording wearing a skirt and blouse seated on a bench Creator: Dolpe (New York, N.Y.) Date: 1904 Format: Still image Access: Public
8. Marva Trotter, wife of Joe Louis, in a dress on stage with a band, a few African American men in naval uniform with another man and a woman in a dress in the foreground in front of a Christmas tree Creator: E.F. Joseph Studios (Oakland, Calif.) Date: December 28, 1942 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
9. Portrait of Adelaide Hall wearing a dress and hat Creator: Ebue Studio (N.Y.) Date: 1929 Format: Still image Access: Public
10. Lucille Hegamin wearing a sleeveless dress surrounded by men in suits playing drums, a tuba, a trombone, a trumpet, a violin, a saxophone and a piano Creator: Elcha (New York, N.Y.) Date: 1921 Format: Still image Access: Public
11. Picture of Lucille Hegamin wearing a dress standing sideways Creator: Elcha (New York, N.Y.) Date: 1920s Format: Still image Access: Public
12. Three pictures of Big Maybelle in a dress with a scarf in her hand singing with a microphone Creator: Ferguson Bros. Agency, Inc. (Indianapolis, Ind.) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
13. Portrait of Adelaide Hall in a dress with her hands crossed on her left shoulder and below her face Creator: Gibson (Chicago) Date: April 9, 1934 Format: Still image Access: Public
14. Billie Holiday wearing a dress and necklace with flowers in her hair sitting at a table with bottles and two pineapples with a dog in front of the table Creator: Gottlieb Photo. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
15. Side view of Marion Anderson in a dress Creator: Halsman (New York) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
16. Marion Anderson wearing a dress and hat at a podium with microphones and a WHAT banner Creator: Home Studio of Photography (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
17. Billie Holiday in a dress standing with Louis Armstrong, Lawrence Owens and James Norris wearing suits Creator: Hooper, Wert. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
18. Bobbni Caston in a dress holding a microphone separated from men and women seated at tables by a railing Creator: Kennedy, Mark. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
19. Billie Holliday singing behind a microphone at a club with men in suits and women in dresses seated at tables in the background Creator: Knopf, Hans J. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
20. Billie Holliday, Babe Russin and orchestra performing at the Famous Doon Club, NYC Creator: Knopf, Hans J. Date: 1941 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
21. Sister Rosetta Tharpe wearing a dress playing a guitar Creator: Kriegsmann, James J. Date: August 25, year unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
22. Picture of Ella Fitzgerald in a dress Creator: Kriegsmann, James J. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
23. Portrait of Hannah Sylvester in a dress with earrings and a cross necklace Creator: Kriegsmann, James J. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
24. Picture of Victoria Spivey wearing a dress with a hat and necklace with her left hand pointing to her chin Creator: Kunstadt, Len. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
25. Ida Cox wearing a dress standing in front of a bandstand Creator: L. Motz Studio. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
26. Portrait of Billie Holiday Creator: Nasib Photos (New York) Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
27. Hazel Scott in a dress and a fur lined coat, Charles McClane and Congressman Adam Clayton in suits standing together in front of a door Creator: Peace Photo (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: October 4, year unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
28. Mrs. H.... in a dress with an open book in her left hand with her right hand raised Creator: Phipps, Wm. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
29. Marion Anderson in a dress singing with a music stand and RCA Victor microphone in front of her Creator: RCA Corporation. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
30. Melba Liston in performance at Sweet Basil, NYC, playing trombone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1981 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
31. Victoria Spivey wearing a sweater seated at a piano with a microphone next to her and a guitar laying on top of the piano Creator: Sh. Date: April 9, 1971 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
32. Seated picture of Mary Lou Williams wearing a dress with a sash and earrings Creator: Stigeu. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
33. Billie Holliday wearing a maid's dress playing the piano with three women in dresses standing nearby in a scene from New Orleans Creator: United Artists Corporation. Date: 1947 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
34. Ruth Brown in a strapless dress wwith earrings and high heel shoes behind a microphone on stage in Memphis with an audience of African American men and African American women in the background Creator: Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007. Date: 1950s Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
35. Victoria Spivey in a dress, Lonnie Johnson in a suit, and Muddy Waters in the background at the American Folk Blues Festival, 1963 Creator: Wolf, Heinz. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Public
36. Willie Dixon in a suit standing playing the double bass and Victoria Spivey in a dress performing at the American Folk Blues Festival, 1963 Creator: Wolf, Heinz. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Public
37. An African American woman in a dress and three African American men in suits at the American Folk Blues Festival, 1963 Creator: Wolf, Heinz. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Public
38. Victoria Spivey wearing a dress and earrings singing and playing guitar at American Folk Blues Festival, 1963 Creator: Wolf, Heinz. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Public
39. Victoria Spivey wearing a dress and earrings singing and playing guitar at American Folk Blues Festival, 1963 Creator: Wolf, Heinz. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Public
40. Victoria Spivey wearing a dress and earrings singing and playing guitar at American Folk Blues Festival, 1963 Creator: Wolf, Heinz. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Public
41. Jackson, Mahalia, Best Loved Spirituals album cover image, circa 1999 Date: 1999 approx. Format: Still image Access: Public
44. Mamie Smith wearing a dress, necklace and hat standing on grass in front of a low hedge Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
45. Billie Holiday wearing a strapless dress with earrings talking to an African American man in a shirt and tie with a poster for Jazz under the stars between them Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
46. Florence Mills in a dress with her left arm raised leaning against a wall with her left leg extended sideways Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
47. Bob Margolin, Victoria Spivey, Muddy Waters and Big Eyes Smith performing Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
48. Portrait of Billie Holiday in a strapless fur dress Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
49. Billie Holiday wearing a dress and necklace seated next to Louis Armstrong wearing a suit standing and playing a trumpet Date: 1947 Format: Still image Access: Public
50. Ella Fitzgerald wearing a dress and corsage behind a microphone leaning back on a table with a double bass on one side of her and sheets of music on the other side Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public