Billy Eckstine orchestra with Lucky Thompson, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker, 1944

Duke Ellington at piano, with Billy Strayhorn looking on, and possibly dancer Ralph Brown on top, backstage in Stanley Theatre, ca. 1940–1946

Young Ahmad Jamal (Fritz Jones) playing piano, ca. 1942

Alyce Brooks playing mirrored piano in Continental Bar at Crawford Grill No. 1, ca. 1945-1946

Mary Lou Williams with P. Lawrence Peeler in Syria Mosque for Night of Stars, 1946

Billy Eckstine Orchestra performing in Hill City Auditorium (Savoy Ballroom) with Art Blakey on drums, 1944

Boys playing brass instruments on steps inside courtyard of Pittsburgh Board of Education building, Oakland, ca. 1938-1945

Two men dancing on bandstand, with musicians, including Ruby Young playing piano, ca. 1938-1945

Musicians, including Bobby Anderson on drums, Paul Willis on saxophone, and Warren Watson on trumpet, ca. 1940-196

Earl "Fatha" Hines with band members, including Billy Eckstine and Budd Johnson, at the Savoy Ballroom, Hill District, c. 1939-1940

Billy Eckstine Orchestra with with vocalist Sarah Vaughan, Hill City Auditorium (Savoy Ballroom), 1944

Sgt. William H. Carney, VFW Post 46 band, Hill District, Pittsburgh, ca. 1942

Young Roger Humphries playing child-size drums in music classroom, ca. 1942