African American Musicians
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Debutante Concert, No.1, May 1965
Depicts LaVera L. Greene wearing a ballgown as she stands in the center aisle of St. James AME Church. She is flanked by Miss Jessie Coleman and Mady M. Lugler on her right and Ms. Bernice Hardy on her left. LaVera is holding a bouquet of roses.
Debutante Concert, No.2, May 1965
Depicts LaVera Greene, wearing a floor length gown, standing by herslef in the choir section of St. James AME Church, singing to an unseen audience. A piano accompanies her singing.
Elder musicians at Hallie Q., circa 1975
Color. Depicts three musicians in Clubroom C playing the clarinet and the saxophone.
HQB Annual Gala, October 2010
Color prints depicting the 2010 HQB Gala, held in the canteen and Clubroom C at HQB. Notable persons apearing in this photo packet are as follows: Jonathan D. Palmer and Betty V. Maxwell (wife of Judge Stephen L. Maxwell).
Kids playing instruments, February 1962
Black and white photograph of three children playing horn instruments. Inscription on the back reads as follows:
"Left to right: Timothy McKinney, 8 years old, 756 Fuller [Ave]. Erick Collins, 8 [years old], 918 Fuller [Ave]. Harrison Davis, 11 [years old], 722 Fuller [Ave]. Hallie Q. Brown House".
List-in II: A Shade of Black, 1972
Blue flyer from HQB Cultural Arts department. Program includes the following performers:
Michael Bailey and Alan Cogshell; Robert McLain; Renee Sickman and Margaret Dolan; Michael Bailey and Roberta Davis; and Mount Olivet Choir.
Music group No. 2, June 1956
Black and white photo of three boys playing instruments. A handwritten caption identifies the boys as Adolph, John, and Noel.
Richard Smith Jr. playing a guitar
Black and white portrait of Richard "Dick" Smith Jr..
Roberta Davis, circa 1960
Black and white photo of Roberta Davis holding a Beyer Dynamics microphone.
Three choral singings, December 1955
Black and white photo of three teenage girls standing in front of a Christmas tree, holding sheet-music booklets in their hands.