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Louis Armstrong portrait collection
- Title
- Louis Armstrong portrait collection [graphic].
- Publication
- <1923?-1971?>
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Picture | Use in library | Sc Photo Armstrong, Louis | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
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- 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.
- Subjects
- Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
- Trumpet players > United States
- Hines, Earl, 1903-1983
- Lewis, Joe, 1898-1938
- Jazz musicians > United States
- Handy, W. C (William Christopher), 1873-1958
- Group portraits > 1910-1979
- Martin, Dean, 1917-1995
- African American musicians
- Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971
- African American singers
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
- Publicity photographs
- Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987
- Silver gelatin photoprints > 1910-1979
- King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
- Big bands > United States
- Women singers > United States
- Portrait photographs > 1910-1979
- Theatrical performances > United States
- Armstrong, Lil
- Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Bull, Clarence Sinclair. PhotographerRoberts, Merrill A. PhotographerHess, Otto F., photographer.Schumach, Paul. PhotographerJosephs, V. Fitzroy. PhotographerMallory, Oscar. PhotographerBriggs, Frank. PhotographerCottrol, Robert W. PhotographerNatham, Lew. PhotographerWide 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