Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and grimaces as the plays his fiddle on the stage of the West End Gate bar in New York, N.Y. An unidentified African American man stands in the center of the stage playing a saxophone. An unidentified white man sits on the right side of the photograph turning his head to smile at Claude as he plays a jazz guitar. The West End sign is on the wall behind the stage. The chairs are empty that line the tables right up to the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-234.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
In a room of pink-draped ceiling, a chandelier, and people dressed formally, four unidentified African American men and one unidentified African American woman stand on stage as the African American audience sits in the foreground of the photograph with their backs to the camera during the Tony Williams Jazz Fest in Pennsylvania. One man toward the left side of the stage speaks into a microphone as he reads from something he holds in his hand. Another man on the right side of the stage holds a double bass as he listens to the speaker. A couple are in the center of these two men. The date, "9 1 '01"," is imprinted by the camera on the photograph in the lower right-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-235.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
In a room of pink-draped ceiling, a chandelier, and people dressed formally, unidentified African American men and one unidentified African American woman stand on stage during the Tony Williams Jazz Fest in Pennsylvania. The audience in the foreground of the photograph with their backs to the camera, either sit or stand to applaud. One man toward the left side of the stage speaks into a microphone. A couple, mostly obscured by the audience, are standing on the stage and looking at the man speaking into the microphone. The date, "9 1 '01"," is imprinted by the camera on the photograph in the lower right-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-236.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Houston Person stands on a stage in a room with a pink-draped ceiling while he plays his tenor saxophone and looks out over the audience at the Tony Williams Jazz Fest. Sitting next to Houston is Etta Jones singing into a microphone she holds with her left hand. Standing between Houston and Etta at the back of the stage is a double bass player whose face is obscured by Houston. An unidentified white male drummer plays on the right side of the photograph. The date, "8 31 '01"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-237.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his right side, plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair in a room in a medical institution. His instrument case is open beside him. A plant is on the dresser behind him. A television is mounted to the wall above the dresser. The date, "11 16 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-238.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his right side, plays his fiddle as he sits in a wheelchair in a room at a medical institution. His instrument case is open beside him. A plant is on the dresser behind him. A television is mounted to the wall above the dresser. The bed is partially visible on the right side of the photograph. A sink area is behind and to the left of Claude. The date, "11 16 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-239.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits playing his fiddle in front of a big band of seated white men playing their instruments and one unidentified white man perhaps conducting. Seated behind Claude are elderly white women and one elderly white man. An unidentified African American female nurse stands in the back corner of the room. A large terrarium is on the wall behind the seated elderly people. The date, "11 17 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-240.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits in a wheelchair playing his fiddle in front of a big band of white men playing their instruments. Three large floor-to-ceiling windows cross the wall beside the band. An elderly white woman bends forward in her wheelchair behind Claude, looking at her lap as she listens. Another middle aged white woman sits behind Claude listening to the music. The date, "11 17 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-241.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits playing his fiddle in front of a big band of seated white men playing their instruments. Seated behind Claude are elderly white women and one elderly white man. A large terrarium is on the wall behind the seated elderly people. The date, "11 17 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-242.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Farthest on the left side of the photograph is Eddie Higgins playing a baby grand piano. Next to the right is Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiling as he faces the back of the stage and plays his fiddle. Next to the right is David "Fathead" Newman playing the tenor saxophone. Seated at the back of the stage and visible next to the right is Ear May smiling toward the drums as he plays his double bass. The bass is obscured by Fathead. Next to the right, standing with his eyes closed and playing the alto saxophone is Jerry Dodgion. At the back of the stage and visible next to the right is the drummer Eddie Locke. Eddie is looking toward the left side of the photograph as he plays. Standing next to the right is George Masso playing the trombone. Farthest to the right side of the photograph is Lou Colombo bending slightly forward as he stands and plays trumpet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-243.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Eddie Higgins sits and plays a baby grand piano on the left side of the photograph as Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles and bends slightly to play his fiddle. Claude wears a ball cap. The other band members, David "Fathead" Newman, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Locke, and George Masso, on the right side of the photograph are turned toward Claude and listening. Eddie Locke has a grin on his face as he sits behind the drum set.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-244.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Eddie Higgins looks down at the keys as he plays a baby grand piano on the left side of the photograph. Next to the right, Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the other Statesmen of Jazz as he plays his fiddle. He wears a ball cap. The other Statesmen of Jazz, David "Fathead" Newman, Earl May, and George Masso, stand casually on the stage listening.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-245.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
School children are filing out of the aisles of seats toward the back of the performance hall. Two unidentified white women, one seated, one standing, are also preparing to leave the Statesmen of Jazz concert in Boca Raton, Florida.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-246.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A few seated audience members are waiting for the Statesmen of Jazz concert to begin in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society of Florida, Inc. on May 16, 2000. A white boy is farthest left in the photograph. In the center are four white women and one white man holding up a camera toward the stage. Behind the chairs on the other side of the auditorium is a group of teenagers.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-247.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Students have left their seats and gather around the floor in front of the stage to smile as they look up and have an encounter with David "Fathead" Newman, David's back is to the camera as he bends slightly toward the children upon the occasion of the Statesmen of Jazz performing in Boca Raton, Florida. Other audience members can be seen sitting and standing in the rest of the auditorium.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-248.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A host wearing a captain's hat, smiles and speaks into a microphone that he holds in his right hand as he stands in the center of the stage for the Statesmen of Jazz performance in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society of Florida, Inc. at 7:30 p.m. on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Alto saxophone player, Jerry Dodgion, grins as he stands farthest left in the photograph. Next to the left is George Masso, who grins as he stands holding his trombone by the tuning slide. On the left side of the photograph, Claude "Fiddler" Williams is bent over toward the back of the stage in front of the piano and holding his fiddle with his right hand. Between Claude and the host, David "Fathead" Newman, looks toward the host as he speaks. He holds his tenor saxophone down by his side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-249.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Statesmen of Jazz stand and sit together around the host at the Pine Crest School Performing Arts Center, 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society of Florida, Inc. for a concert at 7:30 p.m. on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Standing left to right: Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Jerry Dodgion, Lou Colombo, David "Fathead" Newman, George Masso, Eddie Higgins, Earl May. Seated left to right: the host and Eddie Locke.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-250.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Statesmen of Jazz perform on stage in Boca Raton, Florida, on May 16, 2000. On the left side of the photograph, Eddie Higgins sits at the baby grand piano he plays as he looks up at Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude faces the center of the stage and the audience as he plays his fiddle. David "Fathead" Newman stands center stage holding his saxophone and listening to Claude and Eddie. Earl May, double bass, is mostly obscured behind David. On the right side of the photograph, George Masso smiles to the right as he holds his trombone from the tuning slide down to the floor. The back of an audience member's head is visible in the foreground. A bit of a finger mars the upper left-hand corner of the photograph. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-251.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Statesmen of Jazz are on stage at the Pine Crest School Performing Arts Center, 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Swing & Jazz Preservation Society of Florida, Inc. at 7:30 p.m. on May 16, 2000. The date, "5 16 '00"," is imprinted on the lower right-hand of the photograph by the camera. Eddie Higgins' back is to the camera as he sits at a piano facing the rest of the band. Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands in front of the curve of the piano looking back toward the band and away from the camera. A man wearing all white, likely David "Fathead" Newman or Earl May, is mostly obscured by Claude. Jerry Dodgion smiles toward the center of the stage as he holds his alto saxophone in a hug. George Masso stands behind Jerry blowing into his trombone. Farthest to the right side of the photograph stands Lou Columbo, bending slightly forward to look toward the center of the stage and band. The back of an audience member's head is visible on the extreme right side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-252.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits at a dining table and looks down at a bowl of cereal he is eating, which sits on a floral placemat along with a piece of toast. A large bouquet of a dozen long-stemmed red roses in a white vase sits on the center of the table. A couple of Mother's Day cards and gifts are sitting upright on the table by the flowers. The living room is on the right side of the photograph. A china cabinet is behind Claude. The date, "5 13 '00"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-253.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams smiles at the camera as she holds a large bouquet of long-stemmed roses with greenery and babies' breath. A china cabinet is behind her. The date, "5 13 '00,"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-254.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams stands by a double window gesturing towards a bird decoration and smiling at the camera. A carved cabinet is behind her with African art objects displayed on top. The date, "1 12 '01,"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-255.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Spencer Barefield turns in the dining chair he is sitting in to smile at a Saint Bernard that is sitting behind him. The dog faces the camera and has his back to Spencer. The front door is open with shoes sitting on the rug by the door. The dining furniture has a woven rug on the floor below it. The date, "4 14 '01,"," is imprinted by the camera on the lower left-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-256.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Spencer Barefield stands over and straddles a Saint Bernard facing the dog's tail and lifts his head to look at the camera. The dog turns his head toward the camera too since he is facing the open door to the outside in the back of the photograph. They stand inside a home. The date, "4 14 '01,"," is imprinted by the camera on the lower left-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-257.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Barefield family: Barbara, A. Spencer IV, and A. Spencer, stand together in a yard in front of a wooden fence and smile at the camera. The parents lean toward their child in the center. Barbara presses her cheek to her 14-year-old son's, shoulder and squeezes his arm. The date, "4 14 '01,"," is imprinted by the camera on the lower left-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-258.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Barbara and A. Spencer Barefield bend over to pet each end of a Saint Bernard as their son, 14-year-old A. Spencer Barefield IV, stands between them with his hands on the dog's back. All raise their heads to smile at the camera (including the dog) as they stand in a yard in front of a wooden fence. The date, "4 14 '01,"," is imprinted by the camera on the lower left-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-259.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Barbara and Spencer Barefield stand arm-in-arm with their heads together to smile at the camera as they stand in a yard in front of a wooden fence. The date, "4 14 '01,"," is imprinted by the camera on the lower left-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-260.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Blanche Williams stand on either side of 14-year-old A. Spencer Barefield IV. The tops of their heads are out of the top of the photograph but their smiles can be seen as they stand in a yard with a wooden fence behind them. Handwritten across each person in black ink, "CGW. Spencer Jr. Blanche. The date, "4 14 '01,"," is imprinted by the camera on the lower right-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-261.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A young African American girl sits in a chair with her knees drawn up so her feet rest on the edge of the seat as she looks up at the camera with a slight smile. The bottom of a poster is visible in the top of the photograph that reads, "1983 Eighteenth & Vine Arts Festival."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-262.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A photograph of the signage for the Pete Rose Ballpark Café. On right side are the standings of the American East baseball conference and on the left side are the standings of the National East baseball conference. Black booths are visible in the foreground of the photograph. The date, "5 15 '00,"," is imprinted by the camera on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-263.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A flier on the window of the Harlequin Café advertising Claude "Fiddler" Williams' appearance. The flier reads, "Columbine's Champagne Cellar next door to the Harlequin Café in Detroit's Historic Indian Village West proudly presents an intimate evening with a living Jazz legend. 93 YEAR YOUNG VIOLINIST Claude "Fiddler" Williams with A. Spencer Barefield, guitars; Dan Pliskow, acoustic bass; and special guests. Friday, April 13, 2001, 9:30 - 11:30 p.m. For Dinner, Cocktail or Show Reservations: (313) 331-0922, 8047 Agnes, Indian Village West, Detroit, MI. Two blocks N. of E. Jefferson / 1/2 block E. of Van Dyke. Cover: $15.00, includes first free drink. 100 Champagnes, French Inspired Cuisine. World Wide Wines & Beers, Expertly Mixed. Cocktails, Barista Bar & Fruit /Vegetable Juice Bar. Valet Parking. Come and Listen to Jazz in the Village. Where Would a Jazz Legend Play Other Than In The Village!!!"
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-264.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Group photo with (L-R) Paul Gunther, Little Brother Montgomery, unidentified, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jay McShann, Claude Williams (holding sheet of paper), Fats Dennis, Orestie "Rusty" Tucker (holding a newspaper); unidentified location in Canada.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-265.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands and smiles at the camera as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a publicity photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-266.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A close-up photograph of two banners hanging on the exterior of the Birmingham Strathallan Hotel, 225 Hagley Road in Birmingham, England. The top banner reads, "JAZZ CABARET DINNER, CLAUDE 'FIDDLER' WILLIAMS, SAT JULY 2ND TEL 021 455 9777." The bottom banner reads, "HUMPHREY LYTTELTON IN SESSION BBC BAR 12 NOON TUE 5 JULY." The photograph also captures the "Strathallan" sign over the portico on the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-267.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams rests his right foot on a low brick wall and leans his left elbow on his bent knee as he smiles into the camera for a publicity photograph. He stands in a park-like setting with a large house or hotel behind him. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CLAUDE 'The Fiddler' WILLIAMS, ALBUM "KANSAS CITY GIANTS" (BEAR 25), BIG BEAR RECORDS 1090 Monument Road Birmingham B16 8UU England. 021 454 7020. BIG BEAR RECORDS. DENMAN REPROS. Tel. nott'm. 43257."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-268.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and grimaces as he pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, publicity photograph. A publicity photograph of a woman singing is visible over his left shoulder.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-269.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Only the peg box, neck, and upper bout of his fiddle are visible in the lower right-hand corner of the photograph as well as the frog of his bow. He has a damaged front tooth. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CLAUDE FIDDLER WILLIAMS." Printed in handwritten script along the line of his suit on the right-side of the photograph, is the signature of the photographer, "Nancy Miller Elliott."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-270.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes tight as he draws the bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, head-shot photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-271.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits in a dressing room or green room wearing a tuxedo and smiling as he plays his fiddle. A lighted make-up table is on the right side of the photograph. Printed below the photograph in the bottom margin, "Claude Williams. Photo Russ Dantzler. Arhoolie Production, Inc., 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530. Hot Jazz Management & Production. For bookings, Suite 4FW, 328 W. 43rd St., NY, NY 10036, (212) 586-8125."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-272.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on the interior steps of the Jazz Church, Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, 54th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York, New York, smiling as he plays his fiddle with Jamil Nasser, double bass, playing to his right and an unidentified white male guitarist seated and playing to his left. The guitarist has his foot elevated by placing it on a trashcan on its side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-273.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the camera as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, head-shot publicity photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-274.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Rusty Tucker, drummer; Ben Kynard, saxophone; Claude "Fiddler" Williams playing a Danelectro double guitar; and possibly Pearl Thuston, piano, smile as they accompany and listen to Johnny Crawford sing. Johnny wears a dark suit jacket and a dark bow tie. He holds a trumpet to his side with his left hand. The men are all wearing matching plaid suit jackets and bow ties. A wrought-iron railing divides the elevated stage from the room. Louvered accordion doors line the back of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-275.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Publicity photograph of "Sappy," a bluegrass and cowboy music performer playing a broken acoustic guitar, wearing a worn cowboy hat sideways on his head, and squinting at the camera as he sings. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Sappy." "Songs & Stories. Mike Bresler, 57 Ring Street, Providence, RI 02909, (401)273 -9814." Handwritten across the top and down the right side of the photograph in black marker, "To Mr. Claude - Best durned fiddler I ever heerd! - Sappy."
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-276.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams from his left side, smiles forward as he holds his fiddle waist high with his left hand. A open lid of a grand piano is behind and in front of him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-277.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Claude Williams Combo arrange themselves in front of an opened grand piano and smile at the camera. The unidentified African American male pianist on the left side of the photograph leans toward the center behind Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude sits holding a Danelectro double guitar from the body on his lap up to the two string boards up by his left ear. The unidentified African American male drummer stands on the right side of the photograph and leans toward the middle. They wear matching suit jackets. Printed on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph, "Bruno of Hollywood, NYC, KC, MO." Printed in the margin below the photograph, "CLAUDE WILLIAMS COMBO. Entertainment, Inc., Midland Bldg. 1221 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo."
Type: Image
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Buddy Tate sits next to Claude "Fiddler" Williams at a restaurant table and grin at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-279.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Eddie Saunders is mostly out of the photograph on the left side with his saxophone lying across his lap. He sits next to Claude "Fiddler" Williams who is likely playing a harmonica with both hands folded over his mouth. Stan Kessler stands up to a microphone playing the trumpet with his eyes closed. Bobby Watson stands just behind Stan holding his saxophone and smiling. Gerald Dunn stands next to Bobby Watson playing an alto saxophone. Tyrone Clark plays the double bass standing sideways to the camera. On the farthest right side of the photograph, Chris Clarke is seated at a electric piano he is playing with his face turned toward Tyrone and away from the camera. They are performing in a tent with open sides. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-054.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool sideways to the camera and looks back at the band performing in a tent with open sides. Lisa Henry sits behind Ida, mostly obscured by Ida, and is mostly out of the right side of the photograph. Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands as he leans forward slightly while playing his fiddle. Next to Claude is Stan Kessler playing his trumpet. Ahmad Alaadeen stands next to Stan playing a soprano saxophone. Gerald Dunn is mostly out of the left side of the photograph playing a saxophone. Gerald's saxophone is obscured by Tyrone Clark's double bass. Tyrone Clark is completely out of the right side of the photograph. Chris Clarke is out of the right side of the photograph but his fingers can be seen playing an electric piano. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-055.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, slightly bends his knees as he stands and looks down at the fiddle he is playing with his bow. He wears a fedora hat. Lisa Henry and Ida McBeth, jazz singers, sit on tall stools with their sides to the camera and both looking back at Claude as he performs in a tent with open sides. Stan Kessler is seen sitting behind Claude and playing his trumpet. Ahmad Alaadeen is mostly out of the right side of the photograph playing a soprano saxophone. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-056.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Ida McBeth lifts her head and sings into a microphone she holds in her left hand as she sits on a tall stool in a tent with open sides. Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits behind her looking down at and playing his fiddle. Stan Kessler stands next to Claude playing his trumpet. Ahmad Alaadeen's face is visible behind a double bass. The double bass is Tyrone Clark's yet he is not visible in the photograph. An electric piano is on the right foreground of the photograph. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-057.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The band watches Bobby Watson play an alto saxophone in a tent with open sides. Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool in the left foreground of the photograph with her side to the camera. Claude "Fiddler" Williams sit and smiles up at Bobby. Stan Kessler sits beside and behind Claude with his trumpet held across his body. Tyrone Clark stands on the right side of the photograph playing a double bass. Chris Clarke is mostly out of the right side of the photograph seated at an electric piano. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-058.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Ida McBeth closes her eyes and lifts her head as she sits on a tall stool and sings into a microphone she holds with her right hand. She expressively holds the fingers of her left hand up to the sky. Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits and looks down at the fiddle he is playing to accompany Ida. They are in a tent without sides. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-059.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Lisa Henry closes her eyes and smiles as she stands and sings inside a tent without sides. Eddie Saunders with his saxophone lying across his lap, Claude "Fiddler" Williams with his fiddle lying across his lap, both sit and listen to Lisa perform. Stan Kessler stands next to Claude playing his trumpet. Ahmad Alaadeen is mostly out of the right side of the photograph. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-060.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, sits on the edge of an upholstered chair with a quilt cover over it and looks at the camera in a living room setting. He holds his fiddle at an angle in front of his lap allowing the body of the fiddle to rest on his lap. He wears red suspenders. The date, "1 17 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-061.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Eddie Saunders, saxophonist, and Claude "Fiddler" Williams stand in the lobby of an art gallery and smile at the camera. Eddie's left arm is around the shoulders of Claude as they shake hands. Claude uses a cane. Both wear hats. The title of the exhibition, "A Shared Journey," is displayed on the wall behind them. The date, "9 15 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-062.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Todd Bolton smiles and stands by the seated Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude turns his head to the right to smile at the camera. Claude's violin case is open on the table in front him. There are large instrument trunks in the room behind the two men. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-063.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Joe Wilder, trumpet player, stand on either side of Todd Bolton and smile at the camera. Joe Wilder holds a camera with both hands that is hanging from a strap around his neck. Todd has an arm around the shoulders of each nominee. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-064.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Todd Bolton smiles and stands by the seated Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude turns his head to the right to smile at the camera. Claude's violin case is open on the table in front him. There are large instrument trunks in the room behind the two men. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-065.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Joe Wilder looks down or closes his eyes as he sits on a coffee table holding his trumpet between his knees with both hands. He faces Claude "Fiddler" Williams who sits on a couch playing his fiddle. There is a pillow propped on the wall and the back of the couch behind Claude's head. They sit in a living room situation preparing for the ceremony to be given the status of Honorary Members of the Count Basie Society in England. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-066.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Todd Bolton looks down at a paper he is writing on as he sits at a table by Claude "Fiddler" Williams who is looking at a photograph. They are in a kitchen setting. A white amaryllis flower sits on the table. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-067.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Todd Bolton looks over at a photograph that Claude "Fiddler" Williams is looking at and holding in his hands as they sit at a table in a kitchen setting. A white amaryllis flower sits on the table. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-068.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Todd Bolton stands with his arm around the shoulders of Joe Wilder, trumpet. They both smile at the camera. Joe holds a camera in his left hand. They stand behind a seated Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude's fiddle in its case lies on the table in front of him in a ballroom of a hotel. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-069.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends forward in an easy chair to point at the Santa Claus head that is embroidered on the side of his sock. The words "Ho Ho Ho" are knitted into the sock. He turns his head to the right to smile at the camera. He wears pajamas and a robe. The date, "12 25 '00," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-070.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly over the table that holds his 95th birthday cake and looks up to smile at the camera. He carries a cane. Plates are on the table behind his cake. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-071.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins at the camera as someone holds his 95th birthday cake in front of his chest. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-072.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The white male keyboardist laughs as he looks down at the keyboard he is seated behind. The white male double bass player next to him smiles and continues playing. An African American male saxophone player is completely obscured by Claude "Fiddler" Williams sitting in a chair on the edge of the stage in the foreground of the photograph with his back to the camera. His head is turned to watch the keyboard player. Joe Wilder, trumpet, is slightly bent forward on the opposite side of the stage where he stands. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-073.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on one side of the stage with his back to the camera while Joe Wilder stands on the opposite side of the stage holding his trumpet down by his side. The unidentified white male keyboard player is obscured by Claude. The white male double bass player standing and playing in the center of the stage smiles as he looks down at his bass. An unidentified African American saxophone player stands between the bass player and Joe Wilder smiling toward the keyboard player. He is holding a soprano saxophone. Four seated audience members are in the foreground of the photograph with their backs to the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, with his side to the camera, speaks to someone across the stage that is out of the photograph as an unidentified white woman stands beside him presenting him with a birthday cake celebrating his 95th birthday. An unidentified African American man grins across the stage as he stands in the back corner with his hands behind his back. The unidentified white male keyboard player lifts his head to listen to Claude. An unidentified white woman stands at the front center of the stage behind a music stand and turns her head to smile at Claude. Three different saxophones sit on the stage in saxophone holders. Todd Bolton stands off stage holding a microphone at chest level and also turned to listen to Claude. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-075.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, an unidentified African American saxophone player, and Joe Wilder, trumpet, stand together in front of the food table and smile at the camera on the occasion of Claude's 95th birthday. Joe holds a camera with his left hand that is held by a strap around his neck. The saxophone player has two saxophone straps around his neck. A sign behind them is partially obscured but refers to a Clarion Hotel and Black History. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-076.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on one side of the stage with his back to the camera, playing his fiddle, while Joe Wilder stands on the opposite side of the stage holding his trumpet down in front of him. An unidentified African American male saxophone player, stands next to Joe holding a saxophone across his body. Both he and Joe Wilder are smiling toward the unidentified white male double bass player. The unidentified white male keyboard player is looking up at the double bassist as he plays. The double bass player standing and playing in the center of the stage smiles as he plays. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-077.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, with his side to the camera, stands and smiles holding his fiddle as an unidentified white woman stands beside him presenting him with a birthday cake celebrating his 95th birthday. An unidentified African American man grins as he peeks just above the woman to see the cake. The white male keyboard player's head is obscured by a music stand as he sits at a keyboard. An unidentified white woman at the front center of the stage faces away from Claude. Three different saxophones sit on the stage in saxophone holders. Todd Bolton stands off stage holding a microphone at chest level and also turned to listen to Claude. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-078.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Joe Wilder sits in an audience chair in a hotel ballroom and plays his trumpet the day before his performance with a band including Claude "Fiddler" Williams. The date, "2 10 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-079.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
An unidentified African American male saxophone player stands behind a music stand on stage playing a baritone saxophone. Beside him is Joe Wilder looking at the bell of his muted trumpet as he plays. An unidentified white male drummer is visible seated behind him. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-080.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Joe Wilder looks down at the bell of a flugelhorn as he stands of stage playing with the band. A unidentified African American saxophone player looking down while playing a soprano sax is farthest left in the photograph. Next to him is a seated white male keyboard player. A white male double bass player is completely obscured by Joe Wilder. A white male drummer is farthest to the left side of the photograph wearing a head covering. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-081.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Joe Wilder looks at the flugelhorn he is playing as he stands on stage behind a microphone. An unidentified white male double bass player is behind him. A drum set is to the right. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-082.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The audience of white men, women, and children, smiles as they listen to a jazz combo play on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams' birthday. One man has two boys seated with him. Todd Bolton is seated in the front row. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-083.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on stage and speaks into a microphone as he holds his fiddle with both hands and hangs his bow from his left hand. An unidentified white male keyboard player's face is behind him and to the right. The date, "2 11 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-084.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles and waves as he stands between the stair cases outside of the Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 SE 8th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas. The marquis reads, "PRESENTS TOPEKA JAZZ FESTIVAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND." Three sets of art deco entrance doors are at the top of the stairs. The date, "5 28 '00," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-085.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams holds up the keys to a Cadillac Fleetwood that is parked on the street as he stands with his back to 215 and 217 SE 8th Ave, Topeka, Kansas, in front of the Topeka Performing Arts Center before the Topeka Jazz Festival.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-086.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands arm-in-arm with an unidentified white man and smile at the camera inside of the Topeka Performing Arts Center in Topeka, Kansas before the Topeka Jazz Festival.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-087.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits at a table on the lower level of the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri on the left side of the photograph with his wife, Blanche Williams, and smiles up at an unidentified African American woman with her back to the camera, who bends over the table to greet Claude on the occasion of his 93rd birthday celebration. The Blue Room is crowded with every table full. Al Pearson, trumpet, bends toward a man seated in the center of the photograph at a sound board. Two other patrons are standing and bending toward each other to speak on the left side of the photograph. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
On the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams' 93rd birthday celebration, he signs an autograph for an unidentified African American woman who bends toward him as he sits at a table in the Blue Room in the America Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri. Claude's wife, Blanche Williams, sits next to him and smiles toward the right side of the photograph. The audience in the Blue Room surrounds them. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams signs his autograph on a white bowler hat with a black hatband for an unidentified man who stands next to the table in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, where Claude sits on the occasion of his 93rd birthday celebration. A filled table of music fans is behind Claude. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-090.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at something on the table he is sitting at in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri, on the occasion of his 93rd birthday celebration. A few audience members are visible behind him. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-091.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Scamps (Luqman Hamza playing piano, Arthur Jackson and Eddie Saunders holding saxophones and talking to each other, Rusty Tucker holding a trumpet and smiling at the camera, and Lucky Wesley playing the double bass) perform in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday celebration. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-092.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Rusty Tucker, trumpet, of the Scamps, stands in front of the piano to speak into a microphone on the stage at the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri, on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday. Arthur Jackson, saxophone, sits in the center of the photograph. Lucky Wesley, double bass, grins as he looks at Rusty. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Scamps are on stage of the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri. Arthur Jackson, saxophone, sits in the curve of the baby grand piano. Eddie Saunders, saxophone, sits in the center of the photograph holding an alto saxophone and listening to Rusty Tucker, trumpet, who is looking at Eddie while holding a mute in one hand and a trumpet in the other. Lucky Wesley stands behind them holding a double bass by the neck but with the neck obscuring his face. One audience member is mostly out of the photograph on the right side. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri is full of fans of jazz music on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday celebration. They sit around tables. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams looks to the left side of the photograph as she speaks to someone who out of the photograph. She sits in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri, on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams' 93rd birthday celebration. The audience can be seen behind her. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-096.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Five fans of jazz music sit at the bar of the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph. Most are looking at the stage but the woman in the foreground smiles directly at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The audience (both white people and African Americans) sits at tables or stands at museum exhibits in a crowded Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri on the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday. A few balloons decorate one table. The date, "2 16 '03," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles slightly as he plays his fiddle in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-189.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles slightly as he plays his fiddle in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-190.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, laughs as he put his left arm around the shoulders of Claude "Fiddler" Williams, who is also laughing as they stand just inside the open doorway. Both wear fedoras and business suits. The date, "4 14 '01," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph. A decorative plate of a guitarist hangs on the wall by the door jamb.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-191.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits a bit sideways in a folding chair jamming with two seated, unidentified white male guitarists. Someone stands on the left side of the photograph mostly out of the picture. A table behind the three musicians has a paper blue tablecloth and the instruments cases on it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-192.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles as he stands holding a plate of food and balancing a beverage on the plate. He stands next to a desk at the Northeast neighborhood organization in Kansas City, Missouri, with an unidentified white woman sitting there and smiling at the camera. A poster behind her partially reads, "Historic Northeast." There are many posters on the walls with photos of home and boxes of snacks. She has a bouquet of flowers on her desk and a plant with a decorative bow on a stack of boxes. The date, "10 16 '99," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-193.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A young Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on a hotel bed rehearsing the high notes on his fiddle.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-194.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Frank Smith, piano, on the left side of the photograph, turns his head to looks seriously at the photographer as he plays a piano he is seated at. Behind and completely obscured by Frank is a double bass player. Center stage is Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiling as he stands and plays his fiddle while looking at the strings as he draws the bow across them. A guitarist sits on the right side of the photograph too much in the dark to recognize.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-195.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from behind the stage, stands and plays his fiddle as he performs for patrons at round tables with white tablecloths. There are only beverages on the tables. An unidentified African American drummer is mostly out of the right side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-196.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
In a photograph up from the floor in front of the stage at JJ's Restaurant, 910 West 48th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, to the stage, Frank Smith, on the left side of the photograph, sits behind a keyboard looking to his left at Claude "Fiddler" Williams, who stands and plays his fiddle on the right side of the photograph. Jerry Leonard stands on stage between the other two musicians playing an electric bass guitar. He crosses his legs at the ankles and leans back on a wrought iron railing around the stage as he plays. The date, "Aug. 81"," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-197.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks forward and grins as he prepares to play. He holds his fiddle under his chin and his bow down by his side. The body of a double bass and a hand of the bass player is visible behind Claude. Claude and the double bassist stand between a grand piano and a drum set.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-198.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes as he stands on the left side of the photograph and draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle. An unidentified white male drummer smiles above the cymbal of his drum set as he plays in the center of the photograph. A bit of a double bass is mostly out of the photograph on the left side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-199.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles as he stands in a break room inside the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri; a bottle of white wine on the counter next to the toaster. He wears a tuxedo. Behind him on the counter is a microwave oven. A piece of artwork hangs on the wall behind him signed, "Millner '92." It is a representation of a glass paned cabinet with books on the top shelf, a guitar and drum on the middle shelf, and a violin, flute, and a jar on the bottom shelf.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-200.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
An unidentified member of the clergy, who is a white man, stands outside beside Claude "Fiddler" Williams and both smile at the camera. Claude wears a fedora hat and a boutonniere. There is a small white clapboard church across the road behind them along with many trees. Cars and a van are parked on the road behind them. On the left side of the photograph, a man's back is to the camera as he packs or unpacks an instrument or sound system case.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-201.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Buddy Tate, wearing a brown and white large checked sports jacket and holding his saxophone in a case, looks to his left at Claude "Fiddler" Williams and points the other way from the direction they are facing going to the Monterey California Jazz Festival. Claude, in the foreground of the photograph, slightly turns his head toward the camera and looks confused as a cigar hangs out of the left-hand side of his mouth. He's wearing a lapel badge of white print on a green background. A panel truck with the word, "Budget," on the side is behind the two.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-202.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from behind a seated audience member, stands sideways to the stage to smile at the camera; his fiddle tucked under his right arm. An unidentified white male pianist sits and plays a grand piano with the top open on the right side of the photograph. His back is to the camera. He wears a jacket with "The New Reformation Dixieland Band, Saginaw, Michigan," printed on the back. Standing behind Claude and on the left side of the photograph is a white male trombone player, a whte male trumpet player, and a white male saxophone player playing their instruments. Possibly they are warming up before a performance in a large room with tall windows and a vaulted ceiling.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-203.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams while sitting at a table wearing casual clothing, leans his head toward the head of an unidentified African American woman who is seating next to him. She grins as he holds a pipe in his mouth with his left hand. He also holds a lit cigarette between his fingers on his left hand. A Shaefer beer can, pack of cigarettes and a backgammon board sit on the table. There are houseplants standing behind them. There is a round electric clock on the wall behind them with decorative rods circling the face.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-204.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits in a chair playing a fiddle beside a man playing a spinet piano with his back to the camera. The piano player is on the left side of the photograph. The door to the room is behind Claude. An analog television sits on a upholstered table with an equalizer next to it on the right side of the photograph. Baggage lies on the floor in the foreground of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-205.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on a chair playing his fiddle between a television on an upholstered table and the opened door to the room. There is an equalizer on the table next to the television. Claude smiles at the camera. His baggage sits on the floor beside his feet.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-206.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins as he leans forward in his chair to shake hands with an English Springer Spaniel dog that sits beside Claude. Claude's bag sit on the floor on the other side of the chair from the dog.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-207.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins as he stands beside an unidentified white male fiddler. Both grin at the camera. The angle of the shot is from the floor in front of them and up toward the ceiling. Claude has spilled on his suit. The other fiddler wears a colorful vest of various embroidered stripes. A wedding picture and a hunting horn hang on the wall on the right side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-208.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes tight and crosses his leg as he sits in a chair playing a fiddle. Beside him is an unidentified white man playing a spinet piano with his back and side to the camera. A Budweiser beer sits on the piano. Music stands with music on them and the door to the room are behind Claude. A pair of white male hands with the fingers intertwined are on the left side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-209.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams stands in next to a large illustrated graphic art piece of New York tourist sites from a bird's eye view. A large floral arrangement sits on a table in front of the picture. The art is displayed in the center of a wall of mirrors. The date, "10 13 '99," is imprinted by the camera on the bottom left-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-210.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands in a restaurant stage area with his fiddle tucked under his left arm and smiles at the camera. Three other unidentified white male band members are in the stage area also playing their instruments: a keyboard, an electric bass guitar, and a drum set. Plants hang from the ceiling in macrame holders along the wall of windows behind the band. A couple of green and white crepe paper spherical decorations hang from the ceiling above the band.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-211.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams stands outdoors with a big grin on her face as she holds a jack-o-lantern. She wears a denim jumpsuit. A demolished building spreads across the lot behind her.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-212.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams sits on the floor with wall-to-wall carpet and leans on one hand in front of a decorated Christmas tree. An antique chair is next to the tree. She wears a denim jumpsuit.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-213.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams stands on the sidewalk in New York City and grins at the camera as a white limousine is parked behind her. A bus advertising The New York Times is in the next lane.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-214.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams sits sideways in her chair while she talks at a dining table with a glass of juice and a calculator sitting on the placemat on the table at her place. A china cabinet, the doorway to the room, and a houseplant are behind her. The date, "9 25 '99"," is imprinted on the lower left-hand corner of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-215.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams sits sideways in the passenger seat with her legs out of the door of a red vehicle with a red interior and white seats. She looks seriously down at the camera.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-216.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams walks behind a red Cadillac with a white roof. The license plate might say "Fouse." A person is mostly out of the photograph on the right side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-217.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
