Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller in an off-the-shoulder dress. Turned slightly to the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller seated at a piano with her hand pressing down keys. Looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Portrait photograph of Bettye Miller in an off-the-shoulder dress. Looking over her shoulder to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Promotional photo of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is standing in front of her piano and Abel is holding his bass beside her. Both looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Promotional photo of Betttye Miller playing piano and Milt Abel behind her playing bass. The image has been tilted to the left.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Promotional image of Bettye Miller wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. The main image is an illustration with a photograph of her head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. Only a photograph of Abel's head is shown beside Miller represented with an illustrated body and photograph head.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Holiday promotional image of Bettye Miller and Milt Abel. Miller is wearing a white gown and holding a small piano on a tray in one outstretched hand. A spray of stars is behind her. Only a photograph of Abel's head is shown beside Miller represented with an illustrated body and photograph head. The image has a thick white border around it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Holiday promotional photo of Bettye Miller playing piano with Milt Abel playing bass behind her. The image has been tilted back to the left for effect. A banner reads "Merry Christmas". Includes inset photo of Terry Basso, drummer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Holiday photo of Bettye Miller playing piano while facing the camera and Milt Abel playing bass behind her. A sign on the back of the piano reads "Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!"
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man receiving their album "A Jazz Piano Heatwave". The desk includes a full ashtray and the color comics section from the Kansas City Star showing Dick Tracey as the first comic.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Members of the Bettye Miller Trio (Bettye Miller, Milt Abel, and Terry Basso) behind the desk of an unidentified white man posing for a photo with their album "A Jazz Piano Heatwave". The desk includes the color comics section from the Kansas City Star showing Dick Tracey as the first comic.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller autographing her LP while holding against the shoulder of an unidentified white man. Five other unidentified white men are line up behind Miller and watching.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Betty Miller with Terry Basso and Milt Abel posing for a picture with a large group of other performers. One group is wearing black and white striped outfits. On a table at the center of the group is a young girl holding up a dress decorated with LPs and musical notes and the label name Foremost.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller in a light colored dress with long gloves and smoking a cigarette seated at a table in an unidentified club with an unidentified woman and two men. Other club patrons can be seen in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller (third from the left) at a table with four unidentified African American women, an unidentified African American man, and speaking with an unidentified white man who's head is turned away from the camera. There's a large bottle of champagne on ice in the center of the table. One woman is wearing a distinctive hat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller (left) and two unidentified women smoking and drinking at a small table at the O.V. Catt. Club
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0090.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller (left) and three unidentified women seated around a table at a club. All but one looking at the camera. The two women on the right have hats. Miller is holding a cigarette. Other club patrons, including one man standing, are seen behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0091.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller (standing, center) with twelve unidentified others (African American and white men and women) around a table in a club or restaurant. Miller is standing at the end of the table between two men, her arm around one's shoulders.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0092.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller sitting between two unidentified men on a curved bench. Plants and flowers are behind them. All looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Unidentified men and women at the Stein & Sirloin bar. A white woman is standing next to a seated white man with a drink in front of him at the left and on the right a seated African American woman is speaking with a man with his back to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller, Milt Abel and an unidentified woman (possibly Miller's daughter, BettyeJo) seated at a small table at an unidentified club. All have drinks in front of them. The women are looking at the camera and Abel is looking over to the left of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller in her wedding dress with the groom Milt Abel and drummer Terry Basso on either side of her. All are holding small glasses for a toast. Miller and Basso are looking toward the camera while Abel is turned to look at Miller.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0096.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller seated with Milt Abel at a table. An unidentified man is crouched down between them and looking directly at the camera. Other people can be partially seen moving around behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Abel standing with Milt Abel (left) and an unidentified African American man (right) and an unidentified white man seated in front of them. All looking at the camera and laughing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Milt Abel and Bettye Miller standing in front what seems to be a check-in table for an unidentified event. Two older women are seated behind the table and another table is next to them. An unidentified man is standing in the corner of the room, watching. Miller and Abel are both facing the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0099.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller and Milt Abel standing together in a carpeted room between two curtained windows. Miller is wearing a stole with corsage. Abel is looking at Abel who is looking at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0100.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller standing next to a large television set in a hotel room. She's wearing a black dress with pearls and facing the camera, smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0101.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller standing next to an arrangement of calla lilies. Behind her are two large oxygen tanks and a cylinder with the words "Super Charged" on it. She's standing with her hands behind her back and facing the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0102.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller playing piano. A curtain is close behind her and a microphone is set up in front of her. She's turned to the camera and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0103.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller playing piano in a living room. The top of the piano includes candlesticks and a Jayhawk figurine. She's facing the camera and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0104.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller behind the wheel of a car with Milt Abel leaning toward her from the passenger seat. She's turned toward him and smiling. Photo taken from the back seat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0105.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a hallway at an unidentified venue. The Ladies' room door is seen behind them. Abel is looking toward Miller who is looking at the camera and smiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0106.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller and Milt Abel in a dimly lit hallway at an unidentified location. Abel is a few paces behind Miller and has one hand in his pants pocket. Miller is turned away from the camera to look back at him and his holding items in her hand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0107.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Milt Abel taking a photograph of an unknown subject. Unidentified white woman is in front of Abel and to the side looking at what Abel is photographing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0108.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Photo of Milt Abel from the side and slightly behind while taking a photo with the camera held up to his eye. The camera has a flash cube tower attached to it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0109.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller leaning over a table holding her birthday cake. She's doing something but it's unclear what. Photo taken from behind.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0110.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Unidentified man holding up Bettye Miller's birthday cake to the camera. Another man is partially seen at the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0111.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller holding a knife she's using to cut her birthday cake while turned back to look at Milt Abel and other unidentified guests at her birthday party.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0112.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Partial view of Bettye Miller's birthday cake.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0113.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Photo of Bettye Miller's birthday cake showing the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0114.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller bent over cutting her birthday cake. Roses and other flowers are in vases beside the cake table and a few guests can be seen in the distance. Photo taken from the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0115.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller posing for a photo at her birthday party with an unidentified man who has an arm around her shoulder. They're standing next to a column with a poster advertising the "Black Soul Festival '76" held at Crown Center. Another man is partially seen at the side of the column and another in the background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0116.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller seated in an armchair with a floral print. She's holding a paper cup with the Coca-Cola logo on it and there's an ashtray on the arm of the chair. She's facing the camera directly.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0117.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller speaking with two unidentified white women during her birthday party. One of the women she's speaking with has her head turned away from the camera. Miller is holding a small scrap of paper in either hand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0118.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
A smiling Milt Abel wearing a dark suit standing in front of a patterned background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0001.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Milt Abel with his bass posing for a photo to the right of a group of unidentified men (3 African American, one white). Three are standing and one man is seated in front of a drum set. All facing the camera. Taken during the "Jazz Art Show", a fundraiser for the Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0002.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Milt Abel, center, holding a small model of a piano and double bass while looking toward Dianne Gregg standing next to him. At right is Carol Comer with hands applauding and eyes closed. All are wearing t-shirts reading "Women's Jazz Festival". Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0003.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Milt Abel posing for a photo with Marian McPartland. Both are smiling widely an Abel is standing with his double bass in front of him. Taken during the "Women's Jazz Festival" held in Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0004.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Milt Abel playing double bass and wearing a bow tie and t-shirt for the event that reads "Women's Jazz Festival". Held in Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0005.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Mike Ning seated next to Milt Abel courtside at a basketball game that was a fundraiser for the "Women's Jazz Festival". The teams were the all male "Jazzers" versus the "Varsity Sports", an all female team of Parks and Recreation A.A.U district champions. Both are wearing festival t-shirts and shorts. They're looking to the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0006.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller playing piano with an audience of white men and women behind her and to the side of her. Unidentified event. A small lamp is on the piano and a large column is to the side of the piano.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0007.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Close up of Bettye Miller's hands as she plays piano.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0008.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller on piano, Milt Abel on bass performing in a living room. An unidentified African American man is playing drums behind them in the shadows. Abel's face is turned away from the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0009.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller, piano, and Milt Abel, double bass, performing together. Abel is positioned behind Miller who is looking to the right of the photo. Very dark lighting.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0010.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller smiling while playing piano and looking over to the right of the photo. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt shaker on the piano in front of Miller. Unidentified venue.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0011.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller smiling at the camera while playing piano. Milt Abel is playing double bass behind her. There's a salt shaker on the piano in front of Miller. Unidentified venue.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0012.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. The bassist's face is mostly turned away from the camera; Miller is smiling widely at the camera. An unidentified white male audience member can be partially seen from behind.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0013.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. The bassist's face is mostly turned away from the camera; Miller is smiling widely at the camera. A microphone is on the porch between the piano and drums and a hat has been placed on the porch railing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0014.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel. The bassist's face is mostly turned away from the camera; Miller is smiling widely at the camera. A microphone is on the porch between the piano and drums and a hat has been placed on the porch railing. The heads of two white male audience members can be seen from behind.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_miller-abel_photo-0015.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0067
