Musicians

L to R: Spike Jones and Margaret Truman on stage at Correspondents Association Dinner.

Jazz musician and composer Duke Ellington, right, and President Harry S. Truman compare musical notes at the White House. Mr. Ellington gave the president the original score of parts of the "Harlem Suite," a part of "Portrait of New York Suite," which he wrote under commission from Arturo Toscanini.

This is an autographed photograph of Albert Feri playing the violin. It is autographed in a foreign language.

An unidentified female singer is performing on a United Service Organization (USO) Tour in South Korea. The man playing the accordion is unidentified. From: Gene Putnam

Performers and others at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Gala stand backstage. Guy Lombardo is on the left. Xavier Cugat, who is holding a tiny dog, is on the right. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from right) greets Al Hirt (second from left) and family in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from right) greets Al Hirt (second from left) and family in the lobby of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Hans Kindler (right), Director of the National Symphony Orchestra, demonstrates baton technique to President Harry S. Truman tonight before the opening concert of the symphony at Constitution Hall, attended by the President and his party. From: Houston Post.

A man on guitar and a man singing while playing piano perform at an event at Bolling Air Force Base. Both are unidentified.

Spectators listen to a Swiss alpenhorn player during a festival in Basel, Switzerland. All are unidentified. Probably taken while E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. worked in Europe.