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 toward the back of the car.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-218.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Blanche Williams stands outdoors against a cement wall between a body of water and a sidewalk and smiles at the camera while her right hand rests on the wall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-219.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The Dancing Cobras, a dance troupe of African American children, perform in the middle of the street in Old Northeast in Kansas City, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-220.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
An incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz stand on stage getting ready to perform. Only Joe Wilder's head, hands, and horn are visible on the left side of the photograph as he holds his flugelhorn in front of him and enters the stage. Sitting at the back of the stage leaning his double bass back in his lap is Earl May. Standing at the microphones at the front of the stage are Benny Powell, holding his trombone and grinning as he looks down, possibly Oliver Todd holding his trumpet waste high and looking down seriously, and a saxophone player whose face is obscured by the third microphone on the right side of the photograph. Benny Powell stands in front of a drummer sitting at a drum set.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-221.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Everette Devan smiles as he sits on a step of a stoop with his fingers intertwined and his elbows resting on this thighs. A Budweiser beer can and a bundled up napkin sit on the step below him between his legs. A wooden patio table sits beside him with a boom box and unidentifiable items on it. A garden hose is rolled flat on the ground beside the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-222.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A large house on a lot with a chain-link fenced. A three-layer rock wall is between the fence and the sidewalk. A large tree is in the front yard and bushes surround the elevated porch.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-223.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
One Asian American man and three African Americans smile, greet, and wave hello at the camera as they sit around a table in a living room. A Budweiser beer sits on the table along with a backgammon board and a sugar bowl.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-224.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Five unidentified African American women sit and stand around a dining room table putting a leaf in the center of the table. The woman farthest on the right side of the photograph turns her head to look at the camera with an unsupported cigarette in her mouth as her hands are moving to pull the edge of the table toward her. The next woman to the left also holds a cigarette just in her mouth as she holds two plates of food; one in each hand. She looks back and down at a woman sitting at the table motion toward the leaf with one hand as she holds a drinking glass in her other hand. A woman bends over the table putting in the leaf. The woman farthest to the left side of the photograph stands at the other end of the table to help pull it open for the leaf. A china cabinet is against the wall behind the table.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-225.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
An unidentified African American man and woman stand on a white bridge over a body of water and share something from a plastic cup. The woman, leaning against the railing of the bridge, looks up and smiles at the camera as she dips the fingers of her right hand into the cup that the man is holding. He looks down at the cup. He holds a stack of empty cups with brochures rolled up inside with his other hand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-226.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
An unidentified white man wearing a sun hat begins to close the back door of a mini van with his back to the camera as two other unidentified white men start toward the other side of the van to load up. Claude "Fiddler" Williams, standing behind the group, bends and reaches forward to take his fiddle from the hand of the man in front of him. An unidentified African American teenage boy stands on the sidewalk with a backpack watching Claude take the fiddle.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-227.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Marshal Royal and Gus Johnson stand outdoors next to each other in a crowded venue, in possibly Nice, France, both wearing casual summer clothing. They laugh as they look at the camera as if they are surprised to see each other. Each holds a pair of sunglasses in their hand. A tall structure is behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-228.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
An unidentified African American man and woman sit on a double glider chair outdoors in a backyard as they look up at the camera and smile. He holds a black dog with a patch of white between them on both of their laps as she pets the dog. A striped ball is lying on the ground by the glider. A clapboard house is in the background as well as the neighbor's clapboard house.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-229.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
On the left side of the photograph at an unidentified venue, possibly the Mutual Musicians Foundation, Musicians Local 627, in Kansas City, Missouri, 18th and Vine district, of wood paneled walls and a low ceiling, Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks to the left as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle. In the center of the photograph, Luqman Hamza can be seen above a Hammond B3 organ as he grins at Claude. Rusty Tucker looks over to Claude as he plays a drum set on the right side of the photograph. The upper left-hand corner of the photograph is broken off.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-230.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Double bassist Aaron Bell sits on a stool on the left side of the photograph and looks up at Claude "Fiddler" Williams across the stage, as he plucks the strings of the bass. Guitarist Ted Dunbar sits on a chair in the center of the stage, looking down at his hands playing his guitar with a slight smile on his face. Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on the right side of the photograph behind a microphone, bends, and closes his eyes as he draws the bow across the strings of his fiddle. All three are very focused on their performance.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-231.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes so tight that his face grimaces as he draws his bow across his fiddle in the spotlight of a dark stage. Only his fiddle, his face, and a jazz guitar on the right side of the photograph are illuminated. The spotlight is in the photograph toward the upper right-hand corner.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-232.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands and bends slightly to the right as he plays his fiddle between a chair and a microphone in front of drapes. His eyes are closed. He wears a double-breasted, pinstripe suit.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-233.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass player, Larry Holloway, is blurred on the left side of the photograph behind Claude on stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-144.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams seems to take a dance step as he plays his fiddle while performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry Holloway focuses on his double bass as he plays on stage behind Claude.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-145.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sways as he plays his fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with Larry Holloway playing the double bass at the back of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-146.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands tall as he plays the fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with Larry Holloway on the double bass at the back of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-147.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends his knees and smiles as he plays his fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry Holloway plays the double bass behind Claude on stage. He is half way out of the photograph on the left side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-148.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams seems to take a dance step as he plays his fiddle while performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry Holloway focuses on his double bass as he plays on stage behind Claude.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-149.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends deep as he plays his fiddle on stage at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The double bass player, Larry Holloway, is in the dark on the left side of the photograph behind Claude on stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-150.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands tall as he plays the fiddle at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri, with Larry Holloway on the double bass at the back of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-151.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams focuses on his fiddle as he performs at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Richard Ross, singer, stands beside Claude on stage waiting for his turn to sing. Larry Holloway smiles at Claude as he plays his double bass at the back of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-152.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his left side, patiently holds his fiddle as he stands and watches two other men prepare the stage to perform at the Savoy Lounge, 355 W. 41st Street in Manhattan borough in New York City, New York. A sign hanging by chains on the back wall of the bar reads, "Savoy Lounge, 41 St. East of 9 Ave." Album covers and speakers hang on the walls.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-153.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his left side, holds his fiddle across his body as he stands on stage in front of a juke box and behind a microphone. A drum set is on the left side of the photograph. A sign hanging by chains on the back wall of the bar reads, "Savoy Lounge, 41 St. East of 9 Ave." Album covers and speakers hang on the walls.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-154.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams sits on barstool as he plays his fiddle and performs at the Savoy Lounge, 355 W. 41st Street in the Manhattan borough in New York City, New York. A sign hanging by chains on the back wall of the bar reads, "Savoy Lounge, 41 St. East of 9 Ave." A seated white male guitarist is playing halfway out of the photograph on the left side. An audience member's back is to the camera leaning over the back of a chair. A juke box is behind Claude. There are multi-colors of balloons on the right side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-155.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
The photographer's finger is partially over the lens as the camera caught a photo of the Garage Band at Kim Park's white brick house. Farthest to the left, an unidentified white woman stands with her right side to the photograph as she holds two wooden baseball bats, one in each hand. Russ Long, keyboard, is seated on the left side of the band. Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands next to Russ playing his fiddle. Bob Bowman stands to the left of Claude looking down at his double bass as he plays. Stan Kessler stands out front looking down as he holds his trumpet waist high, a music stand in front of him. Todd Strait sits in the back corner on the right side of the photograph playing the drums. Kim Park is farthest right in the photograph with his left side to the photographer, holding his saxophone and watching Stan. An unidentified white man stands between Bob Bowman and Todd Strait.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-156.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
A photograph of the Garage Band at Kim Park's white brick house. Farthest to the left, a cooler sits next to an amplifier and Russ Long seated and playing a keyboard. Just behind Russ and partially obscured by Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Rod Fleeman stands playing his guitar and looking to his left toward the double bass and drums. Claude "Fiddler: Williams stands out front smiling at the photographer as his fiddle is tucked under his right arm. An unidentified white woman is walking toward the back of the garage. Bob Bowman stands to the left of Claude in the back of the garage looking at the fret board of his double bass as he plays. Kim Park stands out front playing his saxophone into a microphone. Todd Strait sits in the back corner on the right side of the photograph playing the drums. Stan Kessler stands farthest to the right side of the band holding his trumpet waist high with his left side to the photographer. A bag of charcoal sits on the floor behind Stan farthest right in the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-157.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bob Bowman, electric double bass, grins across the stage at Rod Fleeman, guitar, whose right side is to the camera as he bends halfway over toward Claude and Bob, as they perform on either side of Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Claude smiles as he bends slightly over his fiddle which he holds level, strings to the ground, and the bow about a foot above the back of the fiddle in his other hand. A grand piano is on stage behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-158.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bob Bowman, electric double bass, and Rod Fleeman, guitar, grin across the stage at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as they perform on either side of Claude "Fiddler" Williams. Rod's left side is to the camera. A grand piano is on stage behind them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-159.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle, and Keter Betts, double bass. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover. Claude smiles as he listens to the other two play. Keter stands farthest right in the photograph in front of a stool, playing with a bow.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-160.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
From the floor in front of the stage, Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles as he plays his fiddle next to Keter Betts, double bass, who is in the dark. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover. Amplifiers, monitors, and speakers sit on the floor of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-161.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle, and Keter Betts, double bass. Claude stands on stage smiles and holding his fiddle and bow waist high as he listens to the other two play. Keter is halfway out of the photograph on the right side. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-162.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles as he stand center stage holding his fiddle and bow up by his chest and listens to Bucky Pizzarelli play jazz guitar. Bucky is seated on the left side of the photograph behind a monitor and smiling as he plays. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-163.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli crosses his legs as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He looks to his left at the other two on the stage play. Claude "Fiddler" Williams is standing center stage with his back to the camera, holding his fiddle waist high. Keter Betts leans back slightly as he plays stands his double bass by plucking the strings. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-164.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle, and Keter Betts, double bass. Claude stands center stage and smiles as he draws the bow across his fiddle. Keter is partially out of the photograph on the right side as he stands and plays his double bass. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-165.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits, smiles toward Claude, and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle, and Keter Betts, double bass. Claude stands center stage and smiles as he draws the bow across his fiddle. Keter is stands on the right side of the photograph as he plays his double bass. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-166.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage, as he sits and looks down at his guitar and performs with Claude "Fiddler" Williams, fiddle, and Keter Betts, double bass. Claude stands center stage and smiles as he draws the bow across his fiddle. Keter is sits on a stool on the right side of the photograph as he plucks his double bass. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-167.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, looks up at Claude "Fiddler" Williams as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He is partially obscured by a monitor on the edge of the stage. Claude stands at the microphone, center stage, and speaks into the microphone as he holds his fiddle and bow chest high. Keter Betts stands on the right side of the photograph playing his double bass. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-168.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli crosses his legs bends slightly as he sits and plays jazz guitar. He looks down at the fret board. Claude "Fiddler" Williams is standing center stage smiling as he turns to watch Bucky play while holding his fiddle waist high. Keter Betts stands and plays his double bass on the right side of the photograph by plucking the strings. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-169.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitar, sits up straight and turns his head toward center stage as he laughs. His body is obscured by a monitor sitting on the edge of the stage. Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands center stage holding his fiddle across his chest and giving a self-satisfied smile. On the right side of the photograph, Keter Betts steps out from behind his double bass toward center stage and smiles as he reaches his bow out toward Claude's leg. They are performing at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-170.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams closes his eyes and smiles as he stands center stage playing his fiddle at the White House in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of providing music for tap-dancing masters Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt and Savion Glover. On the left side of the photograph, Bucky Pizzarelli looks at the fret board of his jazz guitar as he sits and plays. A monitor on the edge of the stage obscures his body from being photographed. On the right side of the photograph, Keter Betts sits on a stool and plays his double bass that is mostly out of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-171.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams intertwines his fingers as he stands in next to a large illustrated graphic of New York tourist sites from a bird's eye view. A large floral arrangement sits on a table in front of the picture. He wears a fedora hat. Art deco floor lamps stand on either side of the large graphic. The graphic has a black marble frame and 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-172.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams intertwines his fingers as he stands in front of a large illustrated graphic of New York tourist sites from a bird's eye view. He wears a fedora hat. A small bird's eye view graphic of the New York skyline is on the left side of the photograph. Art deco floor lamps stand on either side of the large graphic. The graphic has a black marble frame and 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-173.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Keter Betts stands in a closet playing his double bass as he looks down at the Bucky Pizzarelli sitting on a upholstered chair playing his jazz guitar. Claude "Fiddler" Williams leans against a counter playing his fiddle and looking at Keter. Bucky's back is to the camera and Claude's left side is too the camera in the cramped green room possibly in the White House.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-174.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams grins as he stands two other unidentified African American men outside of a stone park shelter in a park. The man in the middle wears a Kappa Alpha Psi ball cap.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-175.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings in a close-up photograph during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-176.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on stage and looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-177.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings in a close-up photograph during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-178.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams bends slightly and smiles slightly as he stands on stage and looks down at the body of his fiddle as he draws the bow across the strings during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls and a baby grand piano are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-179.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands on stage speaking into a microphone as he holds his fiddle and bow waist high during the Merging Generations Concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Wood paneled walls and a piano are behind him in the Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-180.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands with friends and family in the lobby of the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri during the Merging Generations concert. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie. The woman seated is Claude's wife, Blanche, wearing a suit of staffs of music on a white background. He stands second between an unidentified African American woman and man. Farthest to the right in the photograph stands Regina Carter, fiddler.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-181.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams dips his head and closes his eyes as he draws his bow across the strings in a close up photograph during the Merging Generations concert in Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. He wears a tuxedo and bow tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-182.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays his fiddle center stage as he performs as part of a quartet of unidentified African American male jazz musicians including baby grand piano, a double bass, and a drum set, during the Merging Generations concert in the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-183.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams and Blanche Williams stand in the middle of another couple and smile for a photograph in the lobby of the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri, during the Merging Generations concert. Claude wears a tuxedo and bow tie. Blanche wears a suit of staffs of music on a white background.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-184.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Regina Carter stands center stage playing her fiddle as she performs as part of a quartet for the Merging Generations concert in Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. The other unidentified African American musicians play on a baby grand piano, a double bass, and a drum set.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-185.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, from his left side, closes his eyes as he draws his bow across the strings of his fiddle in a close-up, slanted photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-186.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the strings of his fiddle as he draws his bow across them in a close-up photograph. A microphone is on the left side of the photograph.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_williams-claude_photo-187.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0147
