Woman named Ann in a short shirt exposing midriff and shorts, standing next to a woman named Hazel in a plaid shirt and pants with rolled up legs, in front of an automobile on the side of the road. They are in the desert, with various bits of grass and leaves in the dirt, and mountains off in the distance. Writing in the bottom border of the image reads: "Ann + Hazel on Mohave [sic] Desert.", No date; approximately 1951, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Arch Martin seated in a decoratively patterned button up shirt, laughing, looking off to the left, in a recording studio. Microphone stands are in front and behind him, and there is another person in the background, mostly obscured., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
[Warren Durrett's?] Aunt Doris in a long, patterned dress, a coat, and heels, with her hands clasped at her waist, standing next to Uncle Will in a tie and suspenders, with hands behind his back, on the second-from-the-top step leading up to the front door of a house. There are metal railings on the side of the stairs, and a concrete walkway surrounded by grass at the bottom of the steps. Writing in the bottom border of the image reads: "Aunt Docia + Uncle Will - Ft. Collins.", No date; approximately 1951, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Head-on photo of Barbara Garret smiling, wearing a dark shirt with a light color, a skirt, socks and sandals, with her hands in her lap. She is seated on a picnic table with a cloth on it, and behind her another picnic table and trees are visible. There is an ELKO border around the image., July 21, 1942, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Barbara Garrett smiling wearing a dark shirt with a light collar, a skirt, and socks and sandals, with her hands in her lap, seated on a picnic table that is covered with a cloth. There is another picnic table as well as trees behind her. There is an ELKO border around the image., July 21, 1942, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Barbara Garrett smiling, wearing a sweater and a skirt, seated, legs facing to the right, on a short ledge in front of a brick dormitory building., November 28, 1941, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Waist-up photo of Becky Windham seated sideways to the right with head turned towards the camera, smiling, in front of a wall with a curtain hanging to the right. She has flowers in her hair., August 1943, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Waist-up photo of Becky Windham seated sideways to the left with head turned towards the camera, smiling, in front of a wall with a curtain hanging to the right. She has flowers in her hair., August 1943, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Upper-body photo of Bill Walker and Warren Durrett, both smiling, standing on the street in suits. Walker's eyes are closed, and Durrett has a pipe in his mouth. They are standing next to buildings, and there is a Duff & Sons sign behind them, as well as a lamp post, and an elevated road, potentially a railway track., March 6, 1949, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bill Walker and Warren Durrett, standing on the street in suits. Walker has both hands in his pockets, Durrett has one hand in his pocket and the other holding a folded paper. There are buildings behind them, including a sign for the Santa Fe Café., March 6, 1949, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Billie Rockman in a heavy coat over a dress, smiling and embracing Rex Cowan in a long, heavy coat and pinstriped pants. They are standing in the grass next to a sidewalk and a chain link fence, with trees and buildings back in the distance., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Blurry image of a dance hall, with the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing on a platform stage with a curtain behind them, and large glass windows along the wall., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Blurry photo of an outdoor event. Musicians are on the left (double bass is visible, along with what appears to be a trumpet), and a shirtless man on the right with something on his head. There is a crowd of people behind, watching, and buildings and trees and mountains in the distance., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Blurry photograph, presumably of the Warren Durrett Orchestra. There are splotches and splashes of color and light, and to the left what appears to be the Warren Durrett Orchestra performing on a stage in front of a gold colored curtain., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Warren Durrett in a suit jacket facing profile, to the left of Bob Ousley who is looking off to the right. They are in a recording studio, with musicians seated in the background, a microphone among them, an isolation booth back to the right, and acoustic paneling on the wall behind them., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bob Ousley playing clarinet in a recording studio, slightly out of focus in the foreground. Warren Durrett is standing by a speaker, at a podium, looking down at his music. A trombonist is visible behind him., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bob Ousley seated in a recording studio, looking off to the left, holding his clarinet upright in his left hand. There is sheet music on a ledge behind him., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bob Ousley seated and playing the clarinet in a recording studio. A person is seated on either side of him, out of focus and obscured., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Bob Ousley holding a cup in his left hand, talking to a man in a decoratively patterned shirt in a recording studio. Chairs and acoustic panels are on the wall behind them., No date; likely 1970s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Man named Bob in a long sleeve shirt tucked into pants, holding something in his right hand, with his left hand on the shoulder of a woman named Hazel, wearing a plaid shirt and pants with rolled up legs. On the other side of Hazel is another man in a tucked in long sleeve shirt, with his right hand on Hazel's back and his left hand on his hip. They are standing in front of an automobile on the side of the road. They are in the desert, with various bits of grass and leaves in the dirt, and mountains off in the distance. Writing in the bottom border of the image reads: "Bob ~ Hazel ~ Milo, on Mohave [sic] Desert.", No date; approximately 1951, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Wooden cabin with a screen door, white trim, the words "Cannon Ball" on the top of the door frame. The cabin is in the woods, with trees, other cabins, and part of an automobile visible back to the right. Writing in the bottom border of the image reads: "'The Cannon Ball' - Estes Park - Colorado.", No date; approximately 1951, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Five members of the Carl Colby Band in the hallway of a building. The four on the left are all turned towards the wall, with Warren Durrett to the right in a striped shirt and long pants, turned towards the camera with arms at his side and hands open, leaning slightly forward., August 1939, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, an unidentified man, and Patty Tucker in a recording studio, singing at a music stand., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Carol Johnston, Marilyn Maye, Patty Tucker, and an unidentified man in a recording studio, singing at a music stand. Two other unidentified men stand to the right behind a microphone, and one man is staring at paper he is holding in his hand., No date; likely 1950s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Photo of Warren Durrett in a black suit and tie, surrounded by the members of his orchestra in light colored suits. They are standing on the ground next to a Trans World Airlines airplane. Printed text below the photo reads "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," with an illustration of a bow and pine needles., No date; approximately 1945-1949, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Contact sheet with ten images, numbered: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 (10 crossed out), 12 (11 crossed out), 12A. 3: Woman with fists clenched, singing into a microphone, in front of the Warren Durrett Orchestra, seated and playing their music behind stands. 4: Warren Durrett at the piano with sheet music, a lamp, and a sign reading "Warren Durrett Orchestra." 5: Woman seated next to the piano, in front of the trombone section of the Warren Durrett Orchestra, one player standing. 6: Photo from behind of Warren Durrett seated at the piano, playing, facing his orchestra members. 7: Saxophone section (five members) standing up at their music stands and playing 8: Saxophone section standing up at their music stands and playing, with Warren Durrett and a microphone off to the left. 9: Close shot of saxophone section standing up at their music stands and playing. 11: Trumpet section (five members) seated at their stands and playing with mutes, bass player to the left. 12: Close shot of trumpet section seated at their stands and playing with mutes, bass player to the left. 12A: Clarinetist standing and playing, saxophonist seated to the right, woman singer and another player seated to the left., April 20, 1974, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Dick Chapman in a suit, hands in pockets, Warren Durrett in a suit, arms folded in front of him, and Gordon Hart in a sweater, hands in pockets, all standing in front of a truck hauling a large trailer. The trailer reads "Carl Colby Orchestra," and there are three windows with curtains pulled across them. The truck is parked on the side of the road, in front of trees., August 1939, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Dog with black and white fur, eyes closed, with a dog collar, seated in the driver's seat of an automobile, facing out the window. It is a sunny day, with trees in the background., No date; likely 1940s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
