Photograph of Louis Armstrong recording at the CBS Studio in New York
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Columbia Broadcasting, Inc., founded 1928
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph (a) of Louis Armstrong performing at the CBS Studio in New York. Armstrong is pictured standing center of frame, in front of a microphone with [CBS] at top and along the side. He holds a trumpet in his left hand, and holds his right in a fist, thumb extended, in front of his chest. He appears to be singing. Unidentified men are visible behind him, and a young woman sits in front of the microphone, in the right foreground of the image. The photograph has been removed from its mat and frame (b).
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Radio
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.63.92ab
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: 2014.63.92a: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper;
label: Medium
content: 2014.63.92b: mat board and glass in wood with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 8 11/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.1 × 16.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 9 3/16 × 7 in. (23.3 × 17.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (frame): 14 5/8 × 12 11/16 × 1 5/16 in. (37.1 × 32.2 × 3.3 cm)