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Zoot Sims, Ray Brown, George Benson and Gerry Mulligan perform at a jazz concert at the White House on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1978
Musicians perform on stage. Clockwise: Saxophonist Zoot Sims, bassist Ray Brown, guitarist George Benson, unidentified man, saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, and unidentified man., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b03f032-001display.jpg: 75653 bytes, checksum: ba20f229f0800de835650a5fcc01d48e (MD5) b03f032-001master.tif: 4851146 bytes, checksum: c012bf9a0160779353ce7c2628eefbf2 (MD5) b03f032-001thumb.jpg: 9102 bytes, checksum: 1d718fa72d7c9847390bdd529724b289 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5484 bytes, checksum: 2d932c3fb027c3b0b0095c60a3a14ce3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-15, Audio interview available. Ray Brown [01:29 min.], George Benson [01:23 min.] and Gerry Mulligan [02:13 min.] interviewed separately by Felix Grant at the White House on June 18, 1978. Stamped on back: "THIS PAPER / MANUFACTURED / BY KODAK"
Zoot Sims at a jazz concert at the White House on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1978
Zoot Sims holds saxophone in his lap while sitting on amplifier behind stage., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b03f018-001display.jpg: 87821 bytes, checksum: 450d7b4dd7a47b4f7104ec0cd8e5e357 (MD5) b03f018-001master.tif: 5005284 bytes, checksum: b568a3444980460661473f9f2948f361 (MD5) b03f018-001thumb.jpg: 11228 bytes, checksum: 5b117dd3e171c4007cfb1912f25bce09 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5431 bytes, checksum: e22eec7b316ac34fa0fdec602efe0fd8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-15, Audio interviews available. Stamped on back: ""JUN 1978""
WWDC-AM radio station on the corner of Connecticut and K St. NW, Washington, D.C., 1947
WWDC radio station building on Connecticut and K Streets NW Washington, DC., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:33:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b05f027-001display.jpg: 99039 bytes, checksum: 833c91c80b41da7c9ec7ca7a0ad95f90 (MD5) b05f027-001master.tif: 23672166 bytes, checksum: 914e8cc3118bcf386fe7eca8658b634e (MD5) b05f027-001thumb.jpg: 10490 bytes, checksum: 667c250ec3a53a2591e36b84bd1ffb82 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5370 bytes, checksum: 788871e5c69a7b9ee783c928ef15b29d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Signs in image: "Christmas Party" "Luncheonette" Coca Cola" "National Drug Co." Drugs Lunch / Coca Cola" "Drugs" "Harveys" "WWDC" "1000 / Connecticut Avenue" Handwritten on back: "[illegible] 1947 / WWDC Studios / Connecticut & K St. NW"
USS Arthur Middleton afloat in the ocean, 1943
The USS Middleton floats., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:32:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b06f028-001display.jpg: 73222 bytes, checksum: c20b590c0a56fefeaafe7ebe87d352b4 (MD5) b06f028-001master.tif: 9423656 bytes, checksum: 1fa342e4923711154a9ced2e824f9531 (MD5) b06f028-001thumb.jpg: 8989 bytes, checksum: fc8f34bbe906f542d696c4a2e5434801 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5329 bytes, checksum: 9f2c012dd7ae29e5cac2b261e5a92e09 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Felix Grant served on this ship during World War II. This was an attack destroyer. The ship served in seven amphibious missions. (Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Saipan, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa). Stamped on back: "CREDIT LINE / photo no 26-G-9-24-43 (8) / in the National Archives"
Unidentified man at a jazz concert at the White House on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1978
Unidentified saxophonist sits with beer in right hand., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:34:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b03f007-001display.jpg: 77800 bytes, checksum: 11db99f55cc142edb847ca6c1e62f37a (MD5) b03f007-001master.tif: 4805886 bytes, checksum: 2bd60c3151f85f6202e3e0627ef77c6b (MD5) b03f007-001thumb.jpg: 12453 bytes, checksum: 8b83cc88e3b527d24ba06e26285c16a5 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5438 bytes, checksum: c780590a3d8706dbafef9381d7ad40c6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-15, Audio interviews available. Stamped on back: ""JUN 1978"" Saxophonist may be from the Young Tuxedo Brass Band.
Ulysses 'Blackie' Auger and Mercer Ellington at the Dedication of Duke Ellington's birth site, Washington, D.C., 1989
Ulysses 'Blackie' Auger, owner of Duke Ellington Building and Mercer Ellington, Duke Ellington's son, unveil plaque marking Duke Ellington's birth site., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:30:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b06f019-001display.jpg: 70935 bytes, checksum: d1d629a43c68b3206df4edc5181e990b (MD5) b06f019-001master.tif: 5922712 bytes, checksum: d01e0378c25c50d198774149578cc225 (MD5) b06f019-001thumb.jpg: 8552 bytes, checksum: c60d2b4ffed2ff9c53ea24771da3e140 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5400 bytes, checksum: be51035432d9085a9b42a70032534698 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Stamped beneath image: "PHOTOGRAPHY: / PETER MICHAEL DuFORE"
Tommy Gwaltney, Keter Betts and Steve Jordan perform at the Manassas Jazz Festival, Manassas, VA, July 1966
Bassist Keter Betts, clarinetist and owner of Blues Alley Tommy Gwaltney, guitarist Steve Jordan and unidentified trumpet player play on stage. Inscribed in image: "Tommy Gwaltney - orig. / owner of Blues Alley / Keter Betts -Bass", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:29:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b05f004-001display.jpg: 53198 bytes, checksum: 741919cc3a2ab99deb6a4a18c55a202e (MD5) b05f004-001master.tif: 23559036 bytes, checksum: ce6351f7f3895085f4d0354ede14b5e9 (MD5) b05f004-001thumb.jpg: 9411 bytes, checksum: 1efeb0d817a30b4179f37754f5d12f0a (MD5) manifest.xml: 5390 bytes, checksum: 9b32f3ea036da820b19ecd69ff32bbf1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Handwritten on back: "12 Tommy Gwaltney / Tommy Gwaltney -> First owner of / Blues Alley / Flute [sic] Manassas Jazz / 1966 Festival"
Stan Getz, Illinois Jacquet, Zoot Sims, George Benson, Benny Carter, Gerry Mulligan and unidentified man perform at a jazz concert at the White House on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1978
Musicians perform on stage. Left to Right: Saxophonist Stan Getz, saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, saxophonist Zoot Sims, guitarist George Benson, saxophonist Benny Carter, saxophonist Gerry Mulligan (on clarinet) and an unidentified man plays the tenor saxophone., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b03f029-001display.jpg: 88206 bytes, checksum: 42700f826947abf3ddaf34cc444bb3c9 (MD5) b03f029-001master.tif: 584196 bytes, checksum: da629ac264193547ed80745fc630825d (MD5) b03f029-001thumb.jpg: 11354 bytes, checksum: 8a284f664b0c197b97f242b51bf3197f (MD5) manifest.xml: 5534 bytes, checksum: c1ebc43e9daf10e4ff3a62ed06c7a4a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-15, Audio interview available. Stan Getz [02:13 min.], Illinois Jacquet [01:25 min.], George Benson [01:23 min.], Benny Carter [02:13 min.] and Gerry Mulligan [02:13] interviewed separately by Felix Grant at the White House on June 18, 1978. Stamped on back: "THIS PAPER / MANUFACTURED / BY KODAK"
Spike Jones, Felix Grant and Jackson Weaver at the Capitol Theatre, Washington, D.C., 1948
Group portrait of bandleader / drummer Spike Jones, Felix Grant, Jackson Weaver and unidentified men. Felix Grant, second from the right on the last row; WMAL's Jackson Weaver, last person on the right in the front row; Spike Jones, third person from the left on the front row wearing a checkered suit. Inscribed in image: "To / Felix Grant / In / Sincere appreciation / Spike Jones", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b05f040-001display.jpg: 97733 bytes, checksum: 679d7270828179cae31aa17106039aa1 (MD5) b05f040-001master.tif: 23203819 bytes, checksum: 5866fad6824bbd5e2c5d8f850be34f13 (MD5) b05f040-001thumb.jpg: 11626 bytes, checksum: 0818ef2d1fd34a345538401671339099 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5373 bytes, checksum: e99033ee185f0268970787efac4622f8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Handwritten on back: "Felix Grant / Spike Jones / Jackson Weaver/ WMAL / CAPITOL THEATRE - SPIKE JONES APPEARANCE - 1948"
Shirley Horn with Wynton Marsalis, Miles Davis, Branford Marsalis, and Toots Thielemans
Composite photograph of four photographs showing Shirley Horn with Wynton Marsalis, Miles Davis, Branford Marsalis and Toots Thielemans. Letterpress text beneath image: "SHIRLEY HORN / You Won't Forget Me / c 1990 PolyGram Records, Inc. - Verve / DIGITAL", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:38:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b01f044-001display.jpg: 11358 bytes, checksum: 9d639ad6d9f7301180acd730b404c84b (MD5) b01f044-001master.tif: 22354898 bytes, checksum: aba9b82a69ab55f216092ebee67df2fe (MD5) b01f044-001thumb.jpg: 12140 bytes, checksum: fd7e5775543118c96a715f9449f13324 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5370 bytes, checksum: 90df9a8d6c5c713b25b9c31bff6282c3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-01, This was a promo photo for Shirley Horn's CD "You Won't Forget Me" Verve Digital 847 482-2
Reuben Brown, John T. Bunyan and Felix Grant at Blues Alley, Washington, DC, 1981
Felix Grant receives Blues Alley Jazz Contributions Award from Blues Alley owner John T. Bunyan for his role in promoting jazz and blues musicians and their work in the Washington, D.C. area. Reuben Brown seated at piano in background. Microphones inscribed: "WMAL / AM / 63", Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:43:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b06f069-001display.jpg: 93072 bytes, checksum: b730835c065d958bc25410dd31acccc6 (MD5) b06f069-001master.tif: 22190360 bytes, checksum: 97c8bb4cce0cd878628d5f20978f3443 (MD5) b06f069-001thumb.jpg: 9905 bytes, checksum: 1d5b4be7dea03439c3ac05ae6bb56600 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5364 bytes, checksum: 1b43ef6cac8077a5bfb76a1a59f4d41d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-11-04, Handwritten on back: "BLUES ALLEY - FEB. 18, 1981 - JOHN BUNYAN - FELIX GRANT"
Ray Brown at a jazz concert at the White House on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1978
Bassist Ray Brown, second from left, surrounded by unidentified people., Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-09T17:35:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 4 b03f033-001display.jpg: 94550 bytes, checksum: 5d9982f36cd102567224e40b6c1d34fc (MD5) b03f033-001master.tif: 4800354 bytes, checksum: 0be46d54b696a4a626b3a2ee4be52149 (MD5) b03f033-001thumb.jpg: 10580 bytes, checksum: b3755c15a9adfb3e85b8966595b99584 (MD5) manifest.xml: 5431 bytes, checksum: 320fbd35b388156a75830fb363d9e0c0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002-10-15, Audio interview available. Ray Brown [01:29 min.] interviewed by Felix Grant at the White House on June 18, 1978. Stamped on back: "JUN 1978"

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