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Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong

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Billie Holiday straightening a tie for Louis Armstrong in a publicity photo shoot in Hollywood, California. Armstrong is holding a trumpet in his...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Danny Kaye leading band of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Louis Armstrong, and Lionel Hampton

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Danny Kaye performing with a band featuring Benny Goodman playing clarinet, Tommy Dorsey playing trombone, Charlie Barnet playing saxophone, Louis...

Date Published
1948
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Hugues Panassié and Madeleine Gautier at his desk

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Hugues Panassié with Madeleine Gautier at his desk with a microphone set up between them; Hugues has a pipe in his mouth and on the wall is a photo of...

Date Published
1969
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday

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Louis Armstrong playing trumpet over Billie Holiday's shoulder in a publicity photo shoot in Hollywood, California. Armstrong is wearing a suit and...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong and Dave Dexter

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Louis Armstrong and Dave Dexter standing shoulder to shoulder and smiling. Armstrong is holding a trumpet and pointing at Dexter who is holding a pile...

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong and Dave Dexter

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Louis Armstrong and Dave Dexter sitting at the piano. Armstrong is smiling and pointing to his trumpet while Dexter looks forward.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong and Lucille Wilson

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Louis Armstrong playing trumpet with one hand and embracing Lucille Wilson with the other. Wilson stand behind Armstrong and holds his legs.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong and unidentified woman at piano

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Louis Armstrong and an unidentified woman sitting at the piano. Armstrong is smiling and holding his trumpet while the woman smiles and looks up.

Date Published
1944
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong covering ears while Billie Holiday plays trumpet

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Louis Armstrong covering his ears and grimaces while Billie Holiday plays trumpet. Both are wearing suits.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong fronting the band

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Louis Armstrong standing on stage in front of the microphone with Velma Middleton arm around him as they smile and way to the crowd. A band is behind...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Louis Armstrong performing with the band

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Louis Armstrong performing on stage with a band. The band members in white double-breasted suits. Louis Armstrong standing, playing the trumpet next...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Louis Armstrong showing Billie Holiday how to play trumpet

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Louis Armstrong smiling and showing Billie Holiday how to play trumpet. Both are wearing suits.

Date Published
1945
1950
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong with his audience

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Louis Armstrong smiling and interacting with his audience of mostly white children while holding his trumpet; performing with Zutty Singleton, Bobby...

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Publicity still from "New Orleans"

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Publicity still from film "New Orleans" featuring Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday (center) with Red Callender (bass), Zutty Singleton (drums)...

Date Published
1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Publicity still from "New Orleans"

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Publicity still from film "New Orleans" featuring Louis Armstrong (trumpet, looking down over piano), Zutty Singleton (drums), Red Callender (bass)...

Date Published
1947
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Unidentified man with Louis Armstrong and Lucille Wilson

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An unidentified man seated with Louis Armstrong and Lucille Wilson at a desk. Armstrong is wearing a bowtie and smiling. Wilson is looking forward...

Date Published
1951
1955
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Velma Middleton and Louis Armstrong entertaining

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Louis Armstrong performing with Velma Middleton and a big band on stage. Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet behind Velma as she sings into the...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection
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  • Group portraits
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (12)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (5)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (17)
  • Gelatin silver prints (17)
  • Portrait photographs (10)
  • Publicity photographs (8)
  • Snapshots (3)
  • Film stills (2)
  • (-) Group portraits (17)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (12)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (14)
  • Jazz musicians (8)
  • Trumpet players (6)
  • African American men (4)
  • African American women (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Actors (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Authors (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Home offices (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music critics (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Tobacco pipes (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (3)
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 (5)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (3)
  • Callender, Red (2)
  • Middleton, Velma (2)
  • Scott, Bud, 1890-1949 (2)
  • Barnet, Charlie (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (1)
  • Gautier, Madeleine, 1905- (1)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Hackett, Bobby (1)
  • Hampton, Lionel (1)
  • Kaye, Danny (1)
  • Ory, Kid, 1886-1973 (1)
  • Panassié, Hugues (1)
  • Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004 (1)
  • Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964 (1)
  • (-) Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (17)

Date Published

  • 1951 (4)
  • 1944 (3)
  • 1945 (3)
  • 1960 (3)
  • 1946 (2)
  • 1947 (2)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1940 (1)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1948 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1969 (1)

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