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Al Johnson and Baby Dolls perform at the Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans on September 17, 2011.
Treme-LafitteThe Green Room
Swing Out: Great Depression and World War II Tour
N.O. Block Party: Public Housing Tour
French QuarterThe Brass Rail
TremePlace Congo: Armstrong Park Tour
Paul Barbarin's funeral in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 in 1969. Barbarin died while playing in a parade on Mardi Gras Day.
TremeSt. Louis Cemetery No. 2
LakeviewCity Park Stadium/Tad Gormley Stadium
French QuarterDo The Grind: Bourbon Street Tour
Postcard (c. 1901-1911) with an image of a Mardi Gras parade on Canal Street.
Carnival Time: Mardi Gras Parade Route Tour
Looking down Basin Street in Storyville. The famous madams had houses in a line just beyond Tom Anderson’s on the corner.
TremeStoryville
French QuarterThe Dream Room
An iconic early portrait of Armstrong, which shows the impression the cornet made on his upper lip.
Back o’ Town Blues: Louis Armstrong in New Orleans Tour
Antoine “Fats” Domino (b. 1928), August 8, 1957.
Feel So Good: Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans 1940 to 1970 Tour
Looking down Basin Street in Storyville. The famous madams had houses in a line just beyond Tom Anderson’s on the corner.
High Society Rag: the First Venues for Jazz Tour
Mid-CityGermania Hall
In 1931, when he was an international star, Armstrong visited the boys' home where he'd been sentenced to stay as a child.
Mid-CityColored Waifs Home for Boys
Mid-CityHolt Cemetery
The site of Frank Early's My Place Saloon, one of the last remaining buildings from Storyville.
TremeFrank Early’s My Place Saloon
French QuarterSho Bar
Mr. H. Fichtenburg's Alamo Theatre ca. 1928.
French QuarterAlamo and No Name Theaters
Danny Barker performing in Woldenberg Park circa 1991.
French QuarterJunius Hart Piano House and Alamo Dance Hall
French QuarterPaddock Lounge
Sid Davilla, Mrs. Peggy Vagabond, Lizzie Miles, and Mrs. Sid Davilla pictured at the Mardi Gras Lounge, date unknown.
French QuarterMardi Gras Lounge
Sharkey Bonano and Pork Chop on stage in 1950. This photo was taken by a twenty-one-year-old Stanley Kubrick, who was on assignment on Bourbon Street for Look magazine.
French QuarterFamous Door