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Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong

Image

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

Louis Armstrong

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Publicity photo of Louis Armstrong grinning and turned toward camera. Armstrong is wearing a striped suit and tie with one hand extended while holding...

Date Published
1935
1940
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Louis Armstrong

Image

Publicity photo of Louis Armstrong turned away from the camera, wearing a striped suit and tie.

Date Published
1935
1940
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 lilacs

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Louis Armstrong, wearing a white helmet of some sort and holding and armful of lilacs arrives in Sweden greeted by a military looking person and...

Date Published
June-10-1965
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton 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 publicity photos

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Publicity print of Louis Armstrong featuring two overlapping photos of Armstrong wearing a tuxedo. In one photo Armstrong holds a trumpet to his lips...

Date Published
1931
1935
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. 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 photo of Louis Armstrong playing trumpet

Image

Publicity photo of Louis Armstrong playing trumpet close to camera while holding handkerchief. Armstrong is facing away from the camera.

Date Published
1941
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Jazz musicians
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

Member of

  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (9)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (4)

Types

  • photographs (13)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (13)
  • Gelatin silver prints (13)
  • Group portraits (8)
  • Portrait photographs (8)
  • Publicity photographs (8)
  • Snapshots (1)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (6)
  • 1931-1940 (3)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (11)
  • African American men (9)
  • Trumpet players (8)
  • African American women (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Actors (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Big bands (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Crowds (1)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (1)
  • Flowers (1)
  • Helmets (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Lilacs (1)
  • Photographers (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • (-) Jazz musicians (13)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 (3)
  • Barnet, Charlie (1)
  • Dexter, Dave (1)
  • Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (1)
  • Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Hackett, Bobby (1)
  • Hampton, Lionel (1)
  • Kaye, Danny (1)
  • Middleton, Velma (1)
  • Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004 (1)
  • Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 (1)
  • Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964 (1)
  • (-) Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 (13)

Date Published

  • 1945 (4)
  • 1935 (3)
  • 1940 (3)
  • 1931 (2)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1960 (2)
  • 1946 (1)
  • 1948 (1)
  • 1965-06-10 (1)

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