Jazz Gallery

Louis Armstrong at the Manhattan Casino. The Casino was open from 1925- 1968. Source:www.tampabay.com 

The Hipp Cats music and dance show at the Florida State Fair, 1941. Source: USF Library Special & Digital Collections Exhibits: Robertson and Fresh

A Special evening with the La Tropical Orchestra, 1942. Source: USF Library Special & Digital Collections Exhibits: Robertson and Fresh

Bandstand and dance floor at the Rainbow Tavern, 1942. Source: USF Library Special & Digital Collections Exhibits: Robertson and Fresh

A jazz band posing with their instruments, circa 1940's. Source: USF Library Special & Digital Collections Exhibits: Robertson and Fresh