A group of 9 silver gelatin photographs taken or collected by Sandor Demlinger (1927-2019), a lifelong Chicagoan and photographer. In 2003, together with John Steiner, Demlinger published Destination Chicago, a collection of photographs documenting Chicago’s jazz performance venues. The following subjects/scenes are featured:

3 photographs by Sandor Demlinger, including: New York Street Workers. 13 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. silver gelatin photograph. Title, date (1947) and copyright of Sandor Demlinger written on verso. -- Georgia Family Portrait. 9 1/2 x 12 in. silver gelatin photograph on cardstock mount, signed lower right by Demlinger. Title, date (1954) and copyright of Sandor Demlinger written on verso. -- Photographic collage of various music publications focused on jazz. 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. silver gelatin photograph on cardstock mount, signed and dated lower right by Demlinger. Ink stamp, copyright date (1992), and signature of Sandor Demlinger on verso.

[With:] 3 photographs of Louis Armstrong, ranging in size from 7 x 9 in. to 19 x 15 in., including: a candid shot of Louis Armstrong with his wife, standing in front of an airplane, verso with ink stamp "Printed by Whelan," dated 1963. -- View of Lee Collins and Louis Armstrong at the Victory Club, Chicago, IL. Uncredited, verso with penciled notation indicating that the photograph came from the Demlinger Collection. -- Large format view of Louis Armstrong seated on stage with his trumpet in his lap and his hand partially covering his face. Uncredited.

[With:] 7 x 8 3/4 in. photograph of boogie-woogie pianist Jimmie Yancey playing the piano, Chicago, IL. Uncredited, verso with penciled notation indicating that the photograph came from the Demlinger Collection and Steiner Collection. -- 11 x 13 3/4 in. silver gelatin photograph of jazz musicians Barry Harris and Coleman Hawkins performing. Uncredited, copyrighted 1969 on verso. -- 10 x 8 in. silver gelatin photograph of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. New York: William Morris Agency.

Together, a group of 9 photographs either taken or collected by Sandor Demlinger. Five of the photographs are matted for display.