Louis Armstrong

Title

Louis Armstrong

Description

This is a promotional photo of legendary jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong, Armstrong addressed the photo to Jimmy Jewell, owner of the Dreamland Ballroom.

The inscription reads:

My Best wishes
To “Jimmy”
A “Fine Fellow”
Thanks, Louis Armstrong

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Source

Dreamland Ballroom, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011

Date

1940 circa

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Format

person

Type

image

Coverage

Omaha (Neb.)

Files

nom_dreamland_ballroom_0013.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Louis Armstrong,” History Harvest, accessed April 26, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/161.

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