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Louis Armstrong Collection

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Playing for His Wife in Giza

Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Playing for His Wife in Giza
American jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong plays the trumpet while his wife sits listening, with the Sphinx and one of the pyramids behind her, during a visit to the pyramids at Giza

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra

Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra are seen standing on stage

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Performing with his Band

Louis Armstrong Performing with his Band
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong performing with his band. Undated photograph

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Joe "King" Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band pose in their studio in Chicago, ca. 1922

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong with His Chicago Band

Louis Armstrong with His Chicago Band
(Original Caption) Louis Armstrong (b.1900), jazz trumpeter, at the beginning of his career, and his Chicago band. Photograph, ca. 1925

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Stands With His Band

Louis Armstrong Stands With His Band
(Original Caption) Louis Armstrong (1900-1971), jazz trumpeter, on tour with his band, during the early part of his career. Photograph

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and Jazz Combo Playing

Louis Armstrong and Jazz Combo Playing
American jazz musicians Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Barney Bigard (l to r) during a concert

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong in Every Day's a Holiday

Louis Armstrong in Every Day's a Holiday
(Original Caption) Publicity handout from the 1937 movie Every Day's A Holiday

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan Performing

Louis Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan Performing
(Original Caption) Orchesra leader and singer respectively, Louis Armstrong and Maxine Sullivan

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Paying Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Paying Trumpet
Louis Armstrong plays his trumpet during a performance in Baltimore

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet
A smiling Louis Armstrong holding his trumpet in the 1940's

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing the Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Playing the Trumpet
This is Louis Armstrong (1900-1971), an American Jazz musician

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Famed Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong

Famed Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong
(Original Caption) NEW YORK: Famed jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong in photo placed in files in 49. (Actual date of photo is not known.) Color photo

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet and Staring

Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet and Staring
(Original Caption) Louis Armstrong holding his trumpet with a quizzical look on his face. Undated photograph

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Blowing his Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Blowing his Trumpet
(Original Caption) This portrait is that of Louis Armstrong, (1900-1971), an American Jazz musician

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Accepts Honorary Degree

Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Accepts Honorary Degree
(Original Caption) 3/12/1941-New York, NY- Louis Armstrong, world famous trumpet player, gleefully accepts a doctor of swing degree awarded to him by Brooklyn college

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge Performing

Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge Performing
Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge warm up with their trumpets before the Esquire All-American Jazz Concert

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong in Concert at the Metropolitan

Louis Armstrong in Concert at the Metropolitan
1/28/1944: Louis Armstrong in a jazz concert at the Metropolitan

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong on Airplane Steps with Trumpet

Louis Armstrong on Airplane Steps with Trumpet
(Original Caption) 2/1948-Paris, France- Louis Armstrong takes a look at the horn of well-known French jazz conductor Aime Barelli (R), as Armstrong arrives at Orly Airfield in Paris

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Yves Montand and Louis Armstong Standing Together

Yves Montand and Louis Armstong Standing Together
(Original Caption) Yves Montand, (L), French singer, presents jazz king, Louis Armstrong with a vase of Sevres China, the gift of President Vincent Auriol of France

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Welcomed by an Italian Jazz Band

Louis Armstrong Welcomed by an Italian Jazz Band
(Original Caption) The Roman counterpart of the "New Orleans Jazz band" is on hand to greet visiting American trumpeter Louis Armstrong with large welcoming signs

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet
(Original Caption) Kansas City, Missouri....Louis Armstrong holds his trumpet as he appeared in Kansas City for a November 7th performance

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet
Louis Armstrong plays his trumpet during a performance in Baltimore

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Singing on Stage with Band

Louis Armstrong Singing on Stage with Band

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Practicing with Pianist

Louis Armstrong Practicing with Pianist
(Original Caption) 9/25/1952-Stockholm, Sweden - Louis Armstrong, the world-famous jazz king

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Robert Merrill and Louis Armstrong

Robert Merrill and Louis Armstrong
(Original Caption) Seeing is believing, though its pretty hard to believe some of the things you see these days. Take this unique photo, for example

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and His Band

Louis Armstrong and His Band
(Original Caption) Hollywood: Louis Armstrong performs at 1st show of 1954-55 season at Hollywood Bowl

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Crowds Gather for Louis Armstrong Show

Crowds Gather for Louis Armstrong Show
(Original Caption) 10/6/1955- Oslo, Norway- So Enthusiastic wree the crowds (3)

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Singing with Guylaine Guy

Louis Armstrong Singing with Guylaine Guy
(Original Caption) "Satchmo" Picks "Princess of Rhythm." Paris, France: Louis Armstrong, famed for his hot trumpet and gravel voice

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Helping Guy Guislene Play the Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Helping Guy Guislene Play the Trumpet
(Original Caption) Guislene Guy

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Profile Playing Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Profile Playing Trumpet
(Original Caption) 12/31/1955-New York, NY- Jazz man Louis Armstrong plays a few notes for newsmen and photographers after his arrival at Idlewild Airport on a Scandinavian Airlines plane

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong, Lucille Armstorng, and Prime Minister Nkrumah During Ghana Tour

Louis Armstrong, Lucille Armstorng, and Prime Minister Nkrumah During Ghana Tour
Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille were greeted by Ghana Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah (right) during Armstrong's tour of Europe and Africa in 1956

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Being Carried into Recital

Louis Armstrong Being Carried into Recital
(Original Caption) Great colored jazz-musician Louis Armstrong, is carried in triumph on Brazzaville's Beadouin Stadium after a recital there on October 28

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Bing Crosby Singing and Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet

Bing Crosby Singing and Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet
(Original Caption) Bing Crosby singing to the accompaniment of Louis Armstrong's horn in a scene from the film High Society

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Grace Kelly Chats With Louis Armstrong

Grace Kelly Chats With Louis Armstrong
(Original Caption) 1/22/1956-Hollywood, CA: Trumpet man Louis Armstrong, recently returned from an extensive tour of Europe

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and Lotte Lenya Singing at Music Stand

Louis Armstrong and Lotte Lenya Singing at Music Stand
Jazzman Louis Armstrong and actress Lotte Lenya singing while Armstrong recorded "Moritat" from "The Three Penny Opera, " written by Lenya's late husband Kurt Weill

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis and Lucille Armstrong in Airport

Louis and Lucille Armstrong in Airport
(Original Caption) 5/4/1956-London, England- After an absence from England of 21 years, caused by a rift between musicians unions in the United States and Great Britain

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and His Band Playing Their Instruments

Louis Armstrong and His Band Playing Their Instruments
(Original Caption) Muskrat Ramble in the Gold Coast

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Performing on Stage

Louis Armstrong Performing on Stage
(Original Caption) "Satchmo" jazzes up Africa

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet
(Original Caption) 12/17/1956- London, England: Louis Armstrong (1900-1971), playing at Royal Festival Hall, London. Photo, Dec.17, 1956

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet at Rehearsal

Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet at Rehearsal
Louis Armstrong practices his trumpet at a rehearsal at Royal Festival Hall in London

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Singing On Stage W/Band

Louis Armstrong Singing On Stage W/Band
(Original Caption) 1957-Louis Armstrong. A TV performance at the Copacabana, 1957. Photograph

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Demonstrating Horn Technique to Richard Nixon

Louis Armstrong Demonstrating Horn Technique to Richard Nixon
(Original Caption) Goodwill Ambassadors. Washington: Using his favorite mouthpiece, Louis Armstrong, famed musician, (left) demonstrates to Vice President Richard M

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing in Israel

Louis Armstrong Playing in Israel
(Original Caption) 4/1959-Tel Aviv, Israel- Louis Armstrong, well known jazz trumpeter, and his six-piece band, opened their Israel tour with a performance before an Army audience, in Tel Aviv

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Caught in his Underwear

Louis Armstrong Caught in his Underwear
(Original Caption) Umea, Sweden: Despite "threatening" gesture

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong with Actress Marika Rokk

Louis Armstrong with Actress Marika Rokk
Jazz king Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and his orchestra accompany actress Marika Rokk during preliminary shooting of the 1959 film Die nacht vor Der Premiere (The Night Before the Premiere)

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Headshot Pointing

Louis Armstrong Headshot Pointing
(Original Caption) 5/13/1959-Louis Armstrong, headshot photograph from interview. depicted alone pointing

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Gestures Behind Microphone

Louis Armstrong Gestures Behind Microphone
(Original Caption) 7/3/1959-New York, NY- Jazzman Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, feared near death from pneumonia in Italy a week ago

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet with Others

Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet with Others
(Original Caption) Kansas City, Missouri.....Louis Armstrong surrounded by trombone and clarinet players on stage of Kansas City Auditorium during his November 7th performance

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet
Louis Armstrong blows a horn in a publicity picture

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Singing

Louis Armstrong Singing
Louis Armstrong sing with a band member at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong with Wife and Trumpet

Louis Armstrong with Wife and Trumpet
(Original Caption) 9/12/1960-London, England - Famed American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Jazz Musician Louis Armstrong Being Paraded in the Congo

Jazz Musician Louis Armstrong Being Paraded in the Congo
(Original Caption) Leopoldville, Congo: Satchmo Hits A High Note

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong with Rene Urtregger and Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong with Rene Urtregger and Duke Ellington
(Original Caption) 12/19/1960-Paris, France- American jazz musicians Louis Armstrong (L) and Duke Ellington (R) are shown with French jazz star Rene Urtregger (C) aboard a riverboat in the Seine

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Receiving Gift from African Tribesman at World's Fair

Louis Armstrong Receiving Gift from African Tribesman at World's Fair
(Original Caption) World's Fair, New York: Satchmo Sounds Off

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong and Others Rehearsing

Louis Armstrong and Others Rehearsing
(Original Caption) Kansas City, MO: Louis Armstrong surrounded by musicians at rehearsal for his November 7th performance at Kansas City auditorium

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet in Concert

Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet in Concert
(Original Caption) Kansas City, Missouri....Louis Armstrong entertains November 7th at Kansas City Auditorium

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong
(Original Caption) Kansas City, MO: close-up of Louis Armstrong prior to his taking stage for November 7th performance at Kansas City auditorium

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Portrait of Louis Armstrong

Portrait of Louis Armstrong
(Original Caption) Kansas City, MO: close-up of Louis Armstrong taken when he appeared November 7th at Kansas City auditorium

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Edward Kennedy with Louis Armstrong Nearby

Edward Kennedy with Louis Armstrong Nearby
(Original Caption) Shrewberry, Mss.: Jazz musician Louis Armstrong, (L), listens as Sen. Edward M

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Pearl Bailey Stars in Hello, Dolly!

Pearl Bailey Stars in Hello, Dolly!
(Original Caption) 12/15/1967- New York, NY- It's become something of an event-after-the-event

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Smiling for Camera Outside of Academy Awards Theater

Louis Armstrong Smiling for Camera Outside of Academy Awards Theater
(Original Caption) Famed jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong is shown arriving for Hollywood Academy Awards presentations here

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Being Interviewed by Ben Gazzara at The Academy Awards

Louis Armstrong Being Interviewed by Ben Gazzara at The Academy Awards
(Original Caption) Famed jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong is shown arriving for Hollywood Academy Awards presentations here, as he is stopped by Ben Gazzara

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet
Famous trumpeter, Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), playing his trumpet in a recording studio in 1969

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong at Premiere of Hello, Dolly

Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong at Premiere of Hello, Dolly
Barbra Streisand and Louis Armstrong at the world premiere of "Hello, Dolly" in New York City. 1969

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Blowing His Horn

Louis Armstrong Blowing His Horn
(Original Caption) 1956-London- Famed jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong is back in Britain after a lapse of 21 years

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Posing with Youngster

Louis Armstrong Posing with Youngster
(Original Caption) London: Veteran trumpeter Louis Armstrong, now 70 years old, talks to nine-year-old Enrico Tomasso, who intends to be a trumpet player

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Holding Trumpet
(Original Caption) Corona, NY: World renowned jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, who celebrated his 70th birthday July 4, 1970 displays his famous trumpet in the den of his home

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong with His Trumpet

Louis Armstrong with His Trumpet
(Original Caption) New York, New York: Satchmo's Back. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong gives his great big famous grin back home in Queens, New York after 10 weeks of hospitalization

Background imageLouis Armstrong Collection: Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet

Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet
(Original Caption) "Satchmo" Jams. New York, New York: Famed trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong died, July 6, at his home at the age of 71

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Huntington Hartford of A&P fame, arrives at Corona Congregation Church for Louis Armstrong funeral


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