The Peto Collection – Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong, 1956

Jazz trumpeteer ‘Satchmo’ was just one musician Peto photographed during his career, often capturing them before or just after a performance, as with this one taken in 1956 at the Empress Ballroom, London. Photo-journalist Michael Peto worked with The Observer during the 1950s and ‘60s. His collection is a chronicle of an age – a spirited…Continue Reading The Peto Collection – Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong, 1956