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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

Benny Goodman Quartet in Malmö, Sweden

Photograph the Benny Goodman Quartet in Malmö, Sweden, performing for a large crowd, with Dick Hyman on piano, Charles Short on bass, and Ed Shaughnessy on drums. The U.S. flag behind them has 48 stars, confirming a date before 1959, and 2 Scandinavian flags (Swedish, though the color is ambiguous in black and white) hang on either side of it, for further evidence of time and place. A sign above the stage refers to Skomakaregatan, in Malmö, and another refers to Hemmets Veckotidning, a magazine published in Malmö.
Date: April 20, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at Cafe des Ambassadeurs (open access)

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at Cafe des Ambassadeurs

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge appearing at Cafe des Ambassadeurs, 3 Avenue Gabriel, Paris. An appearance by Don Byas is also advertised.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at the Palais des Beaux Artes in Brussels, Belgium (open access)

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at the Palais des Beaux Artes in Brussels, Belgium

Advertisement for Roy Eldridge at the Palais des Beaux Artes in Brussels, Belgium, sponsored by Le Hot Club de Belgique, on February 5, 1951.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program for Roy Eldridge at the Salle Poirel (open access)

Program for Roy Eldridge at the Salle Poirel

Program for Roy Eldridge at the Salle Poirel in Nancy, France, with Jean-Claude Fohrenbach. The program cover has caricatures of both men, and a list of song selections is inside the program.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ella Fitzgerald and Another Woman Sleeping on a Plane]

Photograph of Ella Fitzgerald, at right, and an unidentified woman sleeping on a plane.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gene Krupa on a bus

Photograph of Gene Krupa in the aisle seat of a bus, holding a cigarette. An unidentified woman is on his left. In the foreground, guitarist Herb Ellis looks into the camera.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Herb Ellis standing in airplane aisle

Photograph of guitarist Herb Ellis standing in an airplane aisle.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Inside of a restaurant

Photograph taken inside a restaurant.
Date: March 1956
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

Trummy Young and Billy Kyle

Photograph of trombonist Trummy Young and pianist Billy Kyle. The photo may have multiple exposures.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Landscape]

Photograph of an unidentified landscape.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Unidentified people seated at a table

Photograph of unidentified people seated at a table. A mirror on the wall shows the photographer.
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

Women on a bus

Photograph of two women on a bus. A man in a hat is partially visible in the foreground.
Date: March 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roy Eldridge and bassist Jack Lander at the Town Tavern, Toronto

Photograph of Roy Eldridge and Jack Lander in performance. A note on the back gives the date of July, 1956, and indicates the photo was taken at the Town Tavern jazz club in Toronto.
Date: July 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