Research Catalog

Title

Louis Armstrong portrait collection [graphic].

Publication

<1923?-1971?>

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Bull, Clarence Sinclair.
• Roberts, Merrill A.
• Hess, Otto F.
• Schumach, Paul.
• Josephs, V. Fitzroy.
• Mallory, Oscar.
• Briggs, Frank.
• Cottrol, Robert W.
• Natham, Lew.
• Wide World Photos.
• Theatrical (Firm : Chicago, Ill.)
• Vandamm Studio (New York, N.Y.)
• Columbia Records, Inc.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
• Associated Booking Corporation.
• Metropolitan Photo Service (New York, N.Y.)
• Aviation News Pictures.
• Bloom (Firm : Chicago, Ill.)
• Joe Glaser, Inc.
• Stride Card Company.

Description

• <1> photomechanical print : b&w; 18 x 27 cm.
• <10> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• <43> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• <34> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;

Summary

Views of musician Louis Armstrong, dating between 1923 and 1971. Views include: promotional stills (taken with and without his orchestra), as well as television, stage and film appearances and books published about him; a variety of portraits of Armstrong with, among others, Billie Holiday, Maxine Sullivan, Dean Martin, Earl Hines, and other unidentified people; portraits of Armstrong alone, with and without his trumpet, including some where he is arriving and/or departing airplane; scenes taken at the Armstrong funeral, including the open casket. Also included are two portraits of Lil Hardin Armstrong (one with a short biography attached) a photo of a group of Little Leaguers honoring Armstrong and a picture of the Louis Armstrong Medal issued by the American Negro Commemorative Society.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

• Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
• Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
• Handy, W. C. 1873-1958
• Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987
• Martin, Dean, 1917-1995
• Lewis, Joe, 1898-1938
• Armstrong, Lil
• Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
• Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971
• Hines, Earl, 1903-1983
• King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
• Jazz musicians > United States
• African American musicians
• Trumpet players > United States
• Big bands > United States
• Women singers > United States
• African American singers
• Theatrical performances > United States
• Radio broadcasting > United States

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1910-1979.
• Group portraits – 1910-1979.
• Publicity photographs.
• Silver gelatin photoprints – 1910-1979.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photos have captions or written descriptive information; some images are torn or have airbrush marks; some images are duplicates; two images share mounts with photographs attached behind them.
• Some photos can be seen in Louis Armstrong: An American Genius by James Lincoln Collier.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Armstrong, Louis

OCLC

NYPG085000128-F

Title

Louis Armstrong portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1923?-1971?>

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Bull, Clarence Sinclair. Photographer

Roberts, Merrill A. Photographer

Hess, Otto F., photographer.

Schumach, Paul. Photographer

Josephs, V. Fitzroy. Photographer

Mallory, Oscar. Photographer

Briggs, Frank. Photographer

Cottrol, Robert W. Photographer

Natham, Lew. Photographer

Wide World Photos.

Theatrical (Firm : Chicago, Ill.)

Vandamm Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Columbia Records, Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Associated Booking Corporation.

Metropolitan Photo Service (New York, N.Y.)

Aviation News Pictures.

Bloom (Firm : Chicago, Ill.)

Joe Glaser, Inc.

Stride Card Company.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Armstrong, Louis