Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Accepts Honorary Degree
(Original Caption) 3/12/1941-New York, NY- Louis Armstrong, world famous trumpet player, gleefully accepts a doctor of swing degree awarded to him by Brooklyn college. He voiced his acceptance with a one-handed solo on trumpet while he clasped his degree eith the other hand.

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