Louis Armstrong playing trumpet in a 3/4 turn toward the camera. Armstrong is wearing a formal jacket with large buttons and felt hat.
Louis Armstrong wearing a white collared shirt and playing trumpet while looking up. A tall plant and light fixture are in the background.
Louis Armstrong wearing a white collared shirt and playing trumpet while facing to the side.
Louis Armstrong wearing a suit and tie while playing trumpet and looking to the side.
Publicity print of Louis Armstrong featuring two overlapping photos of Armstrong wearing a tuxedo. In one photo Armstrong holds a trumpet to his lips while turned to the side. In the other photo...
Louis Armstrong smiling and showing Billie Holiday how to play trumpet. Both are wearing suits.
Louis Armstrong sitting at the piano holding a trumpet, smiling, and wiping his face with a handkerchief.
Louis Armstrong sitting at the piano holding a trumpet and wiping his face with a handkerchief.
Louis Armstrong wearing double-breasted suit and raising arm while grinning. Armstrong is standing next to an NBC microphone.
Louis Jordan standing next to an unidentified African American man with one hand on the man's shoulder. Jordan is looking down and smiling, wearing a dark suit, patterned tie, and wide-brimmed hat.
Louis Jordan, on the far left, sitting at a table with microphones with Dave Dexter, on the far right, and an unidentified man. All three are smiling and looking forward.
Publicity photo for Louis Jordan and his orchestra featuring photo of Jordan looking forward and playing clarinet to the side. Jordan is wearing a light colored suit and checkered tie.
Louis Jordan, wearing a patterned suit and tie, holding a letter and standing to the left of an unidentified man in a photo still from the film "Swing Parade of 1946."
Louis Jordan, wearing a checkered suit, standing on a desk and singing in the middle of a room full of students in a photo still from the film "Swing Parade of 1946."
Louis Jordan, wearing a checkered suit, shaking the hand of an unidentified woman and standing next to an unidentified man wearing academic robes in a photo still from the film "Swing Parade of 1946."
Louis Jordan, wearing a suit and pointing up with his finger, standing between an unidentified man and woman in a photo still from the film "Swing Parade of 1946."
Publicity photo for Lucky Millinder and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band featuring Buster Bailey on clarinet with three other musicians.
Publicity photo featuring the Jimmie Lunceford Quartette performing on stage with guitarist Al Norris. Quartet members include Gerald Wilson, Trummy Young, Eddie Tompkins, and Willie Smith.
Publicity photo of the Jimmie Lunceford Trio standing in a row and smiling. Trio members include Sy Oliver, Eddie Tompkins, and Willie Smith.
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.
Max Roach sitting and looking forward while playing a snare drum. Roach is holding drum sticks in both hands and is wearing a checkered shirt.
Publicity photo of McCoy Tyner looking forward with a neutral expression. Tyner is wearing a leather jacket.
Publicity photo of McCoy Tyner turning forward and smiling in front of a stand with music.
Members of King Cole Trio - Johnny Miller, Nat King Cole, and Oscar Moore - leaning forward on a piano, looking to the side. All three are wearing black suits with white handkerchiefs.
Members of the Ellingtonians playing in a recording studio. All four are looking down at music on stands. Lawrence Brown is sitting and playing trombone. Rex Stewart is standing and playing trumpet...
