United States Postal Service Commemorative Cachet, presented to Doc Cheatham
date: label: presentation date
content: 1996
name: label: recipient
content: Cheatham, Doc
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content: Armstrong, Louis
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content: <p>This plaque containing a commemorative cachet was given to jazz musician Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation in association with the United States Postal Service, in 1996. It is a rectangular shaped wood plaque with a metal branch on the left side, plastic covered metal plate with a paper envelope, and a black metal label with gold text. The stamp depicts jazz musician Louis Armstrong. The metal plate is inscribed:</p>
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content: <p>New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation<br>In Association with the United States Postal Service<br>Is Proud to Present<br>ADOLPHUS "DOC" CHETHAM<br>OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE CACHET<br>HONORING<br>ADOLPHUS "DOC" CHEATHAM</p>
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content: <p>(printed on envelope):</p>
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content: <p>JAZZ FEST STATION<br>APRIL 26-MAY 5, 1996<br>NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119</p>
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content: <p>Adolphus Anthony “Doc” Cheatham (1905-1997), first learned to play saxophone as well as trumpet. Early in his career, Cheatham performed with the African American Vaudeville theater in Nashville. Around 1924, Cheatham moved to Chicago where he heard trumpeters King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, both would have a lifelong influence on Cheatham’s playing.</p>
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content: <p>Cheatham performed with several jazz musicians including Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson, and Benny Goodman throughout the 1930s to the 1960s. In the 1970s, Cheatham worked to improve his playing by recording and listening to himself. After the age of 70, Cheatham’s self-assessment work would result in him receiving his best acclamations and critical reviews.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Jazz
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Amanda N. Cheatham
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0218.03
label: accession number
content: 2002.0218
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0218.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
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content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 14 in x 1 in; 25.4 cm x 35.56 cm x 2.54 cm