2. 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
3. A group of actors and actress and African American musicians on stage Date: 1922 Format: Still image Access: Public
5. Aphonso Trent's Orchestra in Memphis, Tenn., 1932 Creator: Jones-Purdyes Photographers. Date: 1932 Format: Still image Access: Public
6. Lil Armstrong's (stage) orchestra starting tour at Kendonne Theater, Buffalo (N.Y.) Date: 1932 Format: Still image Access: Public
7. The World's Greatest Boys and Girls Drum and Bugle Corps of Hamtramck, Michigan : founded in 1933 by Col. Leo Whittaker Date: 1933 Format: Still image Access: Public
8. Floyd Ray and his orchestra : Coconut Grove (Miami, Fla.) Date: April 19, 1937 Format: Still image Access: Public
9. Silas Green Band in front of train car in 1939 with Native American entertainer Date: December 2, 1939 Format: Still image Access: Public
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
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. Johnnie Hughes Combo : Philadelphia Pa. Creator: Photo Art Studios. Date: October 29, 1949 Format: Still image Access: Public
15. Ruth Brown, and her band performing on stage at Powello's Cafe Date: October 16, 1949 Format: Still image Access: Public
16. African American singers and musicians performing at concert in Saint Augustine (Fla.) Date: 1950 Format: Still image Access: Public
17. Album cover photo of Brooks Berry & Scrapper Blackwell Creator: Rosenbaum, Art. Date: 1963 Format: Still image Access: Log In Required
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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