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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

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 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