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National Geograhic "Jug Band" article.
PF001 |
Louis Armstrong, mother Mayanne, sister Lucy in New Orleans c. 1918.
PF002 |
Bulletin No.2 of the Hot Music Society of San Francisco.
PF003 | 
Photo of a band with members listed on the back. However, the drummer is not "Baby" Dodds as listed.
PF003a | 
Back of previous photo listing band members. Drummer is not "Baby" Dodds.
PF003b |
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Lena Horne.
PF004 | 
Lena Horne.
PF004a |
Pops Foster and Jimmy Archey in Europe, 1965.
PF005a | 
Back of previous image. Eric Christensen photo description, "1952" noted on back almost certainly in error.
PF005b |
Well known photo of Bix Beiderbecke.
PF006 | 
Left: Hot Music Society of San Francisco letter to members asking for payment for tickets included with their bulletin. Right: HMSSF stationery.
PF006a | 
Lareger scan of previous letter.
PF006b |
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Misc. photos. Top left: Butterbeans and Susie. Top right: Vocalion record company publicity poster for Henry Red Allen. Bottom left: Bill Thompson photo.
PF007 | 
Hot Music Society of San Francisco announcement.
PF007a | 
Typed notes by Tom Stoddard (?) relating to announcement (previous image).
PF007b |
Hand written notes presumably by Tom Stoddard.
PF007c |
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Poster for Pops Foster Euopean tour, 1965. See 005a, 043a.
PF008 | 
Postcard collage of George Lewis, Johah Jones, Pops Foster, Sammy Price, Freddie Moore, Jimmy Archey.
PF008a | 
Back of previous image postcard collage.
PF008b |
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Presumably the reverse side of PF008 (in German).
PF009 | 
Cover, May 1943 Record Changer magazine.
PF009a | 
Article in May 1943 Record Changer magazine, pages 2 and 3.
PF009b |
Article in May 1943 Record Changer magazine, pages 4 and 5.
PF009c |
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Pops Foster obituary by Turk Murphy from the December 1969 "Musical News" published by Local 6, AFofM and photo of Pops Foster tombstone.
PF010a |
Duke Ellington Orchestra autographs.
PF011b |
Portion of article describing funeral services for Pops Foster with selections played by the Turk Murphy Jazz Band.
PF010c |
Duke Ellington Orchestra.
PF011a |
Duke Ellington Orchestra autographs.
PF011b |
Guitarist "Blind Willie" McTell.
PF012a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF012b |
Henry Red Allen.
PF013a |
Earl Hines.
PF014 | 
Curtis Mosby, drums plus hand-written notes by Tom Stoddard (?).
PF014a | 
Reverse of each item in previous image.
PF014b |
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James P. Johnson c. 1939.
PF015a | 
Reverse of previous image with inscription "1929 James P".
PF015b |
Ed Garland.
PF016 | 
Hand-written notes for previous image.
PF016note |
Pops Foster photo used for image on tombstone (see PF010a above).
PF017a | 
Reverse of previous image showing photo description and inscription "3/69 on tombstone".
PF017b |
Photo of Pops Foster probably taken at the same time as previous image (notice stripes on tie are identical).
PF018 | 
Luis Russell Orchestra. Rhythm section is Russell-piano, Will Johnson-guitar, Pops Foster-bass, and Paul Barbarin-drums.
PF018a |
Pops Foster photo taken in Zurich, 1965.
PF019 | 
Pops Foster photo date unknown.
PF019a |
Top left: Banjoist Willie Foster, Pops' brother. Top right: Pops' father? Bottom: Pops' mother?
PF020 |
Pops' brother and father?
PF021 |
Unnamed trombonist.
PF022 | 
Pops at (presumably) 1945/1946 New Years Eve engagement.
PF022a | 
Reverse of previous photo (rotated for readability).
PF022b |
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Unnamed orchestras.
PF023 | 
Pops Foster, date unknown.
PF023a |
Pops Foster and son?
PF024 | 
W. C. Handy memorabilia.
PF024a | 
W. C. Handy memorabilia.
PF024b |
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Kid Ory's Band, 1922, from a printed source.
PF025a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF025b |
Black and Tan Orch.
PF026a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF026b |
Unnamed band.
PF027a | 
Reverse of previous image (?).
PF027b |
Barney Bigard publicity photo.
PF029 | 
Luis Russell Orchestra.
PF029a | 
Reverse side of previous image.
PF029b |
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Duke Ellington Orchestra.
PF030 | 
Roy Eldridge, 1935.
PF030a | 
Reverse of previous Roy Eldridge photos showing date pencilled in.
PF030b |
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Earl Hines.
PF031 |
Louis Armstrong with the Luis Russell Orchestra, Cotton Club, NY, 1935.
PF032a | 
Reverse side of previous photo inscribed "Cotton Club, 1935" and "Henry Jones ????".
PF032b |
Louis Armstrong, "Too Sweet" (valet) in front, with Pops and Alma Foster behind.
PF033a | 
Reverse of previous image (damaged) with inscription "1935 Alma + Alpha".
PF033b |
Bunk Johnson.
PF034a | 
Bunk Johnson.
PF034b |
Pops Foster and Alma.
PF035a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF035b |
PF036a | 
PF036b |
Pops Foster performing in Zurich on 1965 European tour.
PF037 |
Elmer Snowden, banjoist.
PF038 | 
Pops Foster postcard, date unknown.
PF038a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF038b |
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Roy Eldridge.
PF039 | 
Pops Foster and Wellman Braud.
PF039a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF039b |
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Pops and Alma Foster, 1969.
PF040a | 
Reverse of previous photo description Ed Lawless.
PF040b |
Pops Foster performing, date unknown.
PF041 |
"Party Group" including Pops Foster, 1958. Others listed in next image.
PF043a | 
Hand-written notes on previous image.
PF043b | 
Hand-written addendum to previous image.
PF043c |
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Unnamed band in Los Angeles, 1922, with members named in next image.
PF044a | 
Reverse of previous image with notes.
PF044b |
Don Redman Orchestra.
PF045a | 
Don Redman Orchestra.
PF045b |
J. G. "Sax" Sexias Band, 1925-1929.
PF046a | 
Reverse of previous image inscribed
"1925-9
J. G. "Sax" Sexias Band
L to R
Charlie Turner, dms
Roy Tabor, tbn
Grace Sexias, pno + vcl
Sax Sexias, Alto
Winslow Allan, tpt
Roy Keyes, bjo + gtr".
PF046b |
Benjy Madison Orchestra (no date).
PF047a | 
Reverse side of previous photo with list of band members.
PF047b |
Hughie Woolford Orchestra (no date).
PF048a | 
Reverse side of previous photo with list of band members.
PF048b |
Unknown orchestra (no date).
PF049a | 
Reverse side of previous photo.
PF049b |
Paul Banks and His Orchestra, 1927.
PF050a | 
Reverse side of previous photo with list of band members.
PF050b |
Paul Banks and His Orchestra, no date.
PF051a | 
Reverse side of previous photo with list of band members.
PF051b |
Unknown orchestra, no date.
PF052 |
Ernest (?) Pillars Orchestra, no date.
PF053 |
Misc. stereo images of New Orleans.
PF054 |
Above: stereo image of field workers.
Below: Bing Crosby autograph.
PF055a | 
Reverse side of previous stereo photos inscribed "Picking Cotton on Plantation, Alabama".
PF055b |
Hot Jazz Society of San Francisco "Jazz Versus Swing Concert" publicity poster, 1943.
PF056 | 
Reverse side of previous poster inscribed "1943".
PF056b |
Publicity poster for the Hot Jazz Society of San Francisco performing at the Dawn Club, Annie Street, San Francisco.
PF057 |
Reopening of the "Barbary Coast" 1930.
PF058a | 
Reverse side of previous photo with inscriptions of the names of the dancers and band members.
PF058b |
Leadbelly.
PF059a | 
Reverse of previous photo.
PF059b |
Pops Foster, 1956.
PF060a | 
Reverse of previous photo showing date.
PF060b |
Pops and Alma Foster.
PF061 |
Pops Foster.
PF062 |
Pops and Alma Foster late 1960s.
PF063a | 
Reverse of previous pair of images.
PF063b |
Ed Lawless photo of Pops Foster, 1969.
PF064a | 
Reverse of previous photo.
PF064b |
Pops Foster, 1936/1937.
PF065a | 
PF065b |
Jimmy Archey Band (Henry Goodwin-tp; Jimmy Archey-tb; Benny Waters-reeds; Dick Wellstood-p; Pops-b; Tommy Benford-d)
PF066a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF066b |
Same as PF008a.
PF067 |
Posed shot from "This is Jazz" Broadcast, 1947, with Baby Dodds-d; Pops-b; Danny Barker-g; Louis Armstrong-tp; Rudi Blesh-announcer/producer
PF068a | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF068b |
Pops Foster photo marked up for
PF069 |
Sidney Bechet band, Boston, 1945 (George Thompson-d; Pops-b; Bunk Johnson-tp; Bechet; Ray Parker-p)
PF070 |
Willie Foster, Pops' brother.
PF071a | 
Notes on reverse of PF071a.
PF071b |
Kid Ory.
PF072 |
Bunk Johnson (same as PF034a/b).
PF073 |
Minor "Ram" Hall.
PF074 |
PF076 |
Willie Foster (Pops' brother) and Walter Kimbal about 1925.
PF077a | 
Notes on reverse of previous image.
PF077b |
Willie Foster, Pops' brother about 1900.
PF078a | 
Notes on reverse of previous image.
PF078b |
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra about 1930-1933.
PF079a | 
Notes on reverse of previous image.
PF079b |
Bunny Burson's Band, Guerneville, CA "Vacation Special." (Possibly Lu Watters seated in the middle?). Other band members are unknown.
The only reference to this band found is in Music Trade Review, June 19, 1926. see http://mtr.arcade-museum.com/MTR-1926-82-25/MTR-1926-82-25-36.pdf.
PF080a | 
Notes on reverse of previous image.
PF080b |
Benny Goodman with his sax and trumpet section.
PF081 | 
Reverse of previous image.
PF081b |
See next image.
PF145a | 
Names of band members with old-format phone numbers.
PF145b |
PF146 |
PF147 |
PF148 |
Notes on image PF001a.
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