Headshot of Anita O'Day in a 3/4 turn looking up. O'Day is holding a finger to her lips and is wearing a white laced blouse.
Angled headshot of Artie Malvin looking to the side and smiling. Malvin is wearing a pinstripe suit and polka dot tie.
Publicity photo of Helen Ward and Benny Goodman facing forward and smiling. Ward is wearing a satin dress and leaning against Goodman who is wearing a white suit and holding a clarinet under his arm.
Publicity photo of Benny Strong looking to the side with a neutral expression. Strong is wearing a pinstripe suit and checkered tie.
Billie Holiday straightening a tie for Louis Armstrong in a publicity photo shoot in Hollywood, California. Armstrong is holding a trumpet in his hands and grinning with closed eyes. Holiday is...
Singer Carolyn Grey sitting on a stool and looking at music while smiling with Shorty Sherock standing behind her playing trumpet. In front is an NBC microphone and conducting podium.
Dave Dexter, Nat King Cole, and Al Jarvis, unidentified white man, seated in a recording studio with two other unidentified white men and an unidentified white woman. Dexter, far left, is facing...
The Delta Rhythm Boys singing in front of a microphone. From left to right: Clinton Holland, Traverse Crawford, Harry Lewis, and Otho Gaines.
Desi Arnaz, Anita O'Day, and Dave Dexter seated at a table and looking to the side and talking during a taping of "Can You Tie That." radio broadcast. The table is covered with microphones, a pitcher...
Headshot of Eddie Stone looking forward and smiling. Stone is wearing a tweed suit jacket and patterned bowtie.
Headshot of Frances Wayne looking up with a slight smile. Wayne is wearing a floral print, embroidered dress.
Headshot of Frances Wayne looking to the side and up. Wayne is holding her head with one hand and is wearing a floral print, embroidered dress.
Frank Sinatra standing in a recording studio looking at music on a piano with Bill Miller and holding his hands in his pockets. An unidentified African American male musician is also seen.
Singer Helen Ward holding music while standing next to Harry James. James is playing the trumpet while looking at the music.
An unidentified man at left end of table, Lou Bring, Mildred Bailey, Manny Klein, an unidentified man (standing), Dave Dexter, and Glenn Wallichs (mostly out of frame) seated at a dining table with...
Mildred Bailey, wearing a floral headpiece, Manny Klein, wearing a white suit, an unidentified man (standing), Dave Dexter, wearing a wool suit, and Glenn Wallichs seated at a dining table with water...
Illustration of Kenny Sargent featuring his head and upper chest. Sargent is looking forward and smiling, wearing a tuxedo and white bowtie.
Lou Bring, wearing a jacket and tie, Mildred Bailey, wearing a dress and floral headpiece, and Manny Klein, wearing a white suit, seated at a table and smiling while facing camera. An unidentified...
Louis Armstrong covering his ears and grimaces while Billie Holiday plays trumpet. Both are wearing suits.
Louis Armstrong smiling and showing Billie Holiday how to play trumpet. Both are wearing suits.
Headshot of Mary Lou Williams leaning forward and resting her head on her folded arms while looking forward. Williams is wearing a dark colored dress and bracelet with a medallion.
Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, and Tommy Dorsey speaking during a break on the set of Ship Ahoy (released 1942). Rooney is wearing a striped shirt and sleeping cap. Sinatra and Dorsey are wearing...
Mildred Bailey and Joe Venuti seated at a dining table with water glasses and an ashtray.
Ray Brown playing bass, Ella Fitzgerald singing into a microphone, and Dizzy Gillespie looking at Fitzgerald from the side during an outdoor performance.
Publicity photo of jazz bandleader and singer, Skinnay Ennis seated, facing forward while smiling, and resting his arm on a chair. Evans is wearing a herring bone jacket and striped tie.
