1. Jackson, Mahalia, Best Loved Spirituals album cover image, circa 1999 Date: 1999 approx. Format: Still image Access: Public
2. Melba Liston in performance at Sweet Basil, NYC, playing trombone Creator: Ross, Raymond. Date: 1981 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. Big Maybelle behind a microphone with Johnny Otis Band Date: February 24, 1956 Format: Still image Access: Public
11. Big Maybelle on stage behind a microphone with Johnny Otis Orchestra Date: February 24, 1956 Format: Still image Access: Public
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. Ann Robinson in a dress singing at Village Vanguard Club in New York with men and women seated at tables behind her Date: 1941 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
17. Billie Holiday in a dress performing at Famous Door Club in N.Y.C. with men and women seated at tables in the background Date: 1941 Format: Still image Access: Public
18. Billie Holiday performing with Babe Russin and Orchestra at Famous Door Club in New York with a man in a suit and a woman in a dress seated at a table in front of her Date: 1941 Format: Still image Access: Public
19. 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
20. Lena Horne wearing a dress, high heel shoes, a hat, and a necklace seated in a chair with her feet resting on a sofa reading a script Date: 1941 approx. Format: Still image Access: Public
21. Ann Robinson wearing a dress, performing at the Village Vanguard Club with a band behind her with men and women seated at tables in front of her Date: 1940-1941 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
22. Johanna Baker singing holding a microphone at a Black nite club Date: 1940s Format: Still image Access: Public
23. Picture of Billie Holiday in a dress with Jimmy Powell holding an alto saxophone, Roy Eldridge playing a trumpet, Sonny White playing the piano and John Williams with all the men wearing suits and three of them wearing hats Date: 1940 Format: Still image Access: Public
24. Picture of Billie Holiday wearing a dress seated on a chair with Sonny White, Lawrence Lucie, John Williams, Kermit Scott, Jimmy Powell, Harold Doc West dressed in suits and hats standing around her Date: 1940 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
25. Side view of Sarah Vaughan wearing a dress singing behind a microphone Date: 1940s Format: Still image Access: Public
26. Vocalion recording session with Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Billie Holliday singing, Jimmy Powell and Carl Frye on alto sax, Kermit Scott on tenor sax, Sonny White on piano, Lawrence Lucie on guitar, John Williams on bass and Doc West on drums Date: February 29, 1940 Format: Still image Access: Public
27. 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
28. Portrait of Adelaide Hall wearing a dress and hat Creator: Ebue Studio (N.Y.) Date: 1929 Format: Still image Access: Public
29. 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
30. Picture of Lucille Hegamin wearing a dress standing sideways Creator: Elcha (New York, N.Y.) Date: 1920s Format: Still image Access: Public
31. Sally Gording wearing a skirt and blouse seated on a bench Creator: Dolpe (New York, N.Y.) Date: 1904 Format: Still image Access: Public
32. An African American woman in a dress and high heel shoes standing with one foot on a low table leaning against a wall Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
33. An African American women in choir robes holding an open book in her left hand with her right hand raised Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
34. Alice Coltrane playing the piano with man in the background Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
35. Billie Holiday in a dress singing with a microphone with a piano in the background Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
36. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. Billie Holiday with a necklace, hoop earrings with flowers in her hair Creator: Carson, Robin. Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
41. 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
42. Billy Holiday wearing a leopard spot coat, Pinckrcy Roberts wearing a suit and Mrs. Roberts wearing a dress seated together behind a table Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
43. Bob Margolin, Victoria Spivey, Muddy Waters and Big Eyes Smith performing Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
44. 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
45. Close picture of Sarah Vaughan wearing a dress and necklace singing into a microphone Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
46. Dizzy Gillespie in a suit and glasses and Sarah Vaughan in a dress seated in front of a window drinking from a glass and teacup laughing Date: June 15, year unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
47. 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
48. Ella Fitzgerald in a dress and hat with earrings singing with a microphone surrounded by African American men wearing suits Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public
49. 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
50. Ethel L. Davenport, State official gospel singer of the Eleventh Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church Date: unknown Format: Still image Access: Public