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Photograph of Louis Armstrong performing with Jerry Colonna and Paul Whiteman

Press photograph of Louis Armstrong and the Equire All Stars featuring Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Earl Hines, Cosy Cole, Arvell Shaw, and Barney Bigard

Press photograph of Louis Armstrong on tour in Japan with Billy Kyle, Velma Middleton, and Trummy Young

Louis Armstrong performing with Velma Middleton, Billy Kyle, Cozy Cole, and Barney Bigard

Photograph of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington performing in San Francisco, 1950

Photograph of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band from 1924 in Chicago

Photograph of Louis Amstrong's Hot Five for the Okeh record label

Photograph of the Louis Armstrong Band opening the Showboat Cafe on Clark Street, Chicago

Photograph of Louis and Lucille Armstrong in Orly, France

Swiss Kriss was an herbal laxative endorsed by Louis Armstrong, and advertised as a weight-loss aid. Featured here is a sample packet of Swiss Kriss, a postcard featuring Armstrong, and a script for "Lose Weight The 'Satchmo' Way."