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Advertisement for Roy Eldridge performing in Chartres, France (open access)

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge performing in Chartres, France

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge performing in Chartres, France on November, 18, 1950, for an anti-tuberculosis benefit.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Clover Rowland

Photograph of a man sitting backward on a chair, holding a trumpet. The photo is signed with brief notes on both sides, though water damage has made some of the text difficult to read. The note on the back refers to Chu Berry.
Date: April 26, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trumpet player, "Jacob"

Photograph of a trumpet player in a pinstripe suite. A note on the back of the photo is signed "Jacob," and indicates he met Eldridge in Oslo, Norway. An unidentified man is in the background on the left.
Date: April 26, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) plane

Photograph of a Scandinavian Airlines System plane.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sign for Gander International Airport

Photograph of an exterior sign for Gander International Airport, Newfoundland, Canada. Gander was a common refueling stop for planes traveling between the United States and Europe during this time.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Unidentified woman

Photograph of an unidentified woman, possibly a flight attendant.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman outside storefront

Photograph of an unidentified woman standing outside a small grocery or corner store.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man in dressing room

Photograph of a man in a dressing room, possibly striking a match to light a cigarette. A note on the back of the photo reads "Little Jazz - from Rook + Fran, 7/28/56, Appleton, Wisc."
Date: July 28, 1956
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
[Datebook for Roy Eldridge: January-February 1959] (open access)

[Datebook for Roy Eldridge: January-February 1959]

Appointment book kept by Roy Eldridge during January and February of 1959.
Date: 1959
Creator: Eldridge, Roy, 1911-1989
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic, second British tour souvenir program (open access)

Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic, second British tour souvenir program

Souvenir program for the second British tour of Jazz at the Philharmonic. The program includes photos, biographical information, and advertisements for records by the performers.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History