The New Orleans Jazz Museum® Collection
Jazz Memorabilia & Photographs
Photographs, Autographs, Programs and Ephemera
Photographs, autographs, programs, posters, and ephemera documenting New Orleans jazz performers, venues, and events. Selected items are presented with provenance and historical notes where available.
French Quarter Street Scene with Street Musician — Vintage Photograph, circa 1960s–1970s
Black and white photograph looking down a French Quarter street with a solitary musician crouched in the middle of the road, capturing the essential New Orleans relationship between musician and city.
New Orleans Jazz Funeral Procession — Vintage Photograph, circa 1960s–1970s
Black and white photograph of a New Orleans brass band jazz funeral — trombonists, sousaphone, and musicians in suits marching behind an American flag with hearse visible.
New Orleans Jazz — Original Painting, Contemporary
Painting of a New Orleans jazz ensemble in performance, with a price board reading "Traditional $1.00 / Others $2.00 / The Saints $5.00" suggesting a French Quarter club setting.
New Orleans Jazz Museum® — Original Interior Illuminated Hours Sign
Original illuminated sign from New Orleans Jazz Museum®: open 5:00pm Monday through Saturday, admission Adults $1.75 / Students $.50 — dating to the museum's earlier operating period.
Johnny St. Cyr — Original Framed Photograph with Biography
Framed portrait of Johnny St. Cyr (1890–1966), New Orleans jazz banjoist and guitarist, member of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recording bands.
New Orleans Brass Band Parade — Vintage Photograph, circa 1950s–1960s
Black and white photograph of a New Orleans brass band in full street parade — possibly the Eureka, Olympia, or Tuxedo Brass Band — circa 1950s–1960s.
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong — Hotel Commemorative Plaque, October 31, 1965
Commemorative plaque reading: "On October 31, 1965, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong was our guest at the hotel, site of the original New Orleans Jazz Museum" — bearing Armstrong's facsimile signature.
New Orleans Brass Band Street Parade — Vintage Photograph, circa 1950s–1960s
Black and white photograph of a New Orleans brass band in formal dress on parade — sousaphone, cornets, and trombone players documented in mid-20th century street procession.
New Orleans Jazz Museum® — Mixed Memorabilia Display
Curated display of seven items: two period brass instruments, a Louis Armstrong portrait photograph, an original New Orleans Jazz Museum sign panel, a vintage musician photograph, and two additional brass instruments.
New Orleans Brass Band Street Parade - Vintage Photograph, circa 1950s–1960s
Large-format black and white photograph of a New Orleans brass band parade on a busy commercial street — trombone player at center foreground, full band and crowd behind, circa 1950s–1960s.
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