Louis Armstrong, On his bus somewhere in Connecticut en route to Tanglewood, 1960

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A black and white silver gelatin photograph of Louis Armstrong, Connecticut, 1960. En route to the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, a dark-haired man, Louis Armstrong, faces the photographer, seated. He holds a cigarette in his proper right hand and wears a striped bright shirt, unbuttoned. Around his neck hangs a Star of David pendant. The twin palm emblem of Palm Press, Inc. is imprinted at the bottom right of the photographic sheet.

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