Roy Eldridge with alto saxophonist and guitarist

Photograph of Roy Eldridge playing the trumpet, with an alto saxophonist on his right and a guitarist on his left. A sign in the background reads "Roy Eldridge: formerly with Artie Shaw and Gene Krupa." This print is signed "To Roy - The Greatest - Marty."
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Station wagon

Damaged photograph of the back of a station wagon outside a store for "farm-fresh produce" A woman is barely visible by the passenger-side door.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Band photo

Photograph of band members, standing outdoors, in matching white shirts and ties. Eddie Barefield is second from left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Viola Eldridge to her father, March 1, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Viola Eldridge to her father, March 1, 1962]

Letter from Viola Eldridge to her father, mentioning that her husband, Roy, is on tour in Europe.
Date: March 1, 1962
Creator: Eldridge, Viola
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Datebook for Roy Eldridge: 1960] (open access)

[Datebook for Roy Eldridge: 1960]

Appointment book kept by Roy Eldridge for January through November 1960.
Date: 1960
Creator: Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Autographed photo of Roy Eldridge

Photograph of Roy Eldridge, depicted playing the trumpet and wearing a beret. The photo is inscribed "To my good friend Frank Holstein," with the correct spelling of the surname, Holzfeind, on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dukes of Rhythm

Photograph of a jazz sextet, the "Dukes of Rhythm," featuring a male vocalist, bass, tenor saxophone, drums, trumpet, and piano.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jimmy Bianco at drum it

Photograph of a young boy at a drum kit. The back of the photo identifies him as Jimmy Bianco of Revere, Massachusetts.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nippon Mining Co. building

Photograph of a building with a sign in English and Japanese for Nippon Mining Co., Ltd.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Datebook for Roy Eldridge: 1957] (open access)

[Datebook for Roy Eldridge: 1957]

Appointment book kept by Roy Eldridge during 1957.
Date: 1957
Creator: Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roy Eldridge at microphone

Photograph of Roy Eldridge onstage, standing at a microphone, with a drum kit behind him.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bird on a fence

Photograph of a large bird on a fence or building ledge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pianist in performance

Photograph of a pianist, onstage in performance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carole Eldridge

Photograph of a young Carole Eldridge, Roy Eldridge's daughter. She has signed it "Carole - to Daddy."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Thelonious Monk, Tom Archia, Coleman Hawkins, and Roy Eldridge

Photograph of Thelonious Monk (piano), Tom Archia (tenor saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), and Roy Eldridge (trumpet). Personnel are indicated on the back of the photo.
Date: December 7, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Howard DuLany

Autographed photo of singer Howard DuLany. The photo is slightly damaged.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lou Levy, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt, and Stan Getz

Photograph of Roy Eldridge and other musicians in Brussels, Belgium to perform with Jazz at the Philharmonic. Faint autographs are visible in pink ink.
Date: 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Henry Levine and unidentified pianist

Autographed photo of Henry Levine. An unidentified pianist has his back to the camera, and a painting of a woman is placed over the piano.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Air India jet on tarmac

Photograph of an Air India jet on an airport tarmac, possibly a Boeing 707. The top of a car is in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roy Eldridge at microphone

Photograph of Roy Eldridge in performance with a big band, holding a trumpet in his right hand and a microphone in his left. The band is behind fronts with the initials R. E.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ella Fitzgerald

Photograph of Ella Fitzgerald, seated with others at a restaurant, drinking from a glass. Saxophonist Flip Phillips is in the background, looking at the camera; trombonist Bill Harris is on the left with his back to the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Big Jim, Little Jim, Little Jazz"

Photograph of Roy Eldridge with a young boy at a drum kit, and a man on the left who may be the boy's father. On the back of the photo is the note: "Big Jim, Little Jim, Little Jazz. Revere, Mass. The Happy Falzone Home, January 1948."
Date: January 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Little Jim and Little Jazz"

Photograph of Roy Eldridge standing next to a young boy at a drum kit. A man seated and wearing boots is partially visible on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roy Eldridge with alto saxophonist and guitarist

Photograph of Roy Eldridge in performance, with an alto saxophonist on his right, and a guitarist on his left. A pianist and bassist are partially visible behind them. A sign in the background reads "Roy Eldridge: formerly with Artie Shaw and Gene Krupa."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History