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Title: Bobby Timmons, Keter Betts and Harry T. "Stump" Saunders at the Lorton Jazz Festival, Lorton, VA, September 1964
Created: September 1, 1964
Type: Photographs
Description: Pianist Bobby Timmons, drummer Harry T. "Stump" Saunders and bassist Keter Betts perform.
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Double bass, Percussion, Piano, Jazz festivals, Jails - Virginia, Jails

Title: Felix Grant and Keter Betts at the Manassas Jazz Festival, Manassas, VA, July 1966
Created: July 1, 1966
Type: Photographs
Description: Felix Grant speaks at microphone on stage. Bassist Keter Betts visible in background.
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Double bass, Jazz festivals, Broadcasters -- United States -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Title: Felix Grant and the Boyd Raeburn orchestra at Club Kavakos, Washington, D.C., 1947
Created: May 1, 1947
Type: Photographs
Description: Bassist and bandleader Boyd Raeburn conducts his big band. Felix Grant speaks into WWDC microphone.
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Double bass, Big Bands -- United States, Nightclubs -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Title: Felix Grant and unidentified man/musician at the Lorton Jazz Festival, Lorton, VA
Created: January 1, 1960
Type: Photographs
Description: Felix Grant stands beside unidentified man with upright bass case. Seated inmates are visible on the right side of bricks.
Subject: Double bass, Jazz festivals, Jails - Virginia, Broadcasters -- United States -- District of Columbia -- Washington, Jails, Prisoners

Title: Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown at the Lorton Jazz Festival, Lorton, VA, September 1964
Created: September 1, 1964
Type: Photographs
Description: Pianist Oscar Peterson, drummer Ed Thigpen and bassist Ray Brown perform. Four unidentified men are on the stage in the background. Inmates sitting on bleachers and a high wall connected to a guard tower are visible in the background.
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Double bass, Piano, Percussion, Jazz festivals, Jails - Virginia, Jails, Prisoners

Title: Portrait of Charles Mingus
Type: Photographs
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Charles Mingus playing the double bass. Letterpress text beneath image: "CHARLES MINGUS - (212) 736-4749"
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Double bass, Publicity photographs

Title: Portrait of Charles Mingus
Type: Photographs
Description: Half-length portrait of Charles Mingus playing the double bass with cigar in his mouth.
Subject: Jazz musicians -- United States, Double bass, Publicity photographs

Title: 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
Created: June 18, 1978
Type: Photographs
Description: Bassist Ray Brown, second from left, surrounded by unidentified people.
Subject: Jazz festivals, Jazz musicians -- United States, Double bass