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Sign for Gander International Airport

Description: 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
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Women on a bus

Description: Photograph of two women on a bus. A man in a hat is partially visible in the foreground.
Date: March 1956
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Woman outside storefront

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman standing outside a small grocery or corner store.
Date: March 1956
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Benny Goodman Quartet in Malmö, Sweden

Description: 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… more
Date: April 20, 1950
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Unidentified woman

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman, possibly a flight attendant.
Date: March 1956
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Trummy Young and Billy Kyle

Description: Photograph of trombonist Trummy Young and pianist Billy Kyle. The photo may have multiple exposures.
Date: March 1956
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Man in dressing room

Description: 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
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Gene Krupa on a bus

Description: 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
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Trumpet player, "Jacob"

Description: 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
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum

Clover Rowland

Description: 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
Partner: Sherman Jazz Museum
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