Grandpa W. A. Roundtree wearing his hat and sitting in a chair with his fiddle.

Photo of Juanita Presley Martin, mother of Mary Martin, holding a violin. Photo circa 1900: Weatherford, Texas.

Photograph of two unidentified men posing for a portrait with brass instruments. Both men wear light-colored outfits with matching hats. The man on the left stands with a cigar in his mouth and holds a trumpet. The man on the right sits and holds a trombone.

Northwestern Academy Band, O.T.

Photograph of a family in an interior room. The room has a large rug, a piano, and multiple paintings. The group is facing the camera, with the exception of the woman in the center who seems to be playing the piano. The four boys on the right side of the photograph are each holding instruments, as well as the man standing next to them. There is an elderly man on the left side of the photograph, who is seated next to two small girls. There is a card on the back of the photograph that reads, "The F.S. Schreck Family. Left to Right: Grandfather Fuentes; name of girl unknown; Baby on floor Ursula; at piano Mother Ursula; Father Frank; Son Frank; Son Henry with his cello; Son Leo; Son Alfonso. Picture made at Matamoras, Mexico in the family home. Possibly about 1900."

Photograph of a brass band standing with their instruments in front of citizens of Mingus, Texas. The band members are wearing white caps and uniforms. A group of men and women stand behind them to the left. Buildings are visible in the background, including an unfinished brick building in the center.

A caption to the photograph states: "Gulf and Brazos Valley Railroad Depot 1899-1902. Erected back some 80 years ago, and served the Brazos Valley Railroad from Mineral Wells to Peck City near Millsap, now known as Bennett." The area formerly known as Peck City is now the location of an Acme brick plant, and is named "Bennett" for the rail switch that serves the plant. Standing on the right in the photograph is Noble Nuttall, father of Verne Nuttall, the first depot operator and telegraph operator. Please note the guitar near the woman at the window. The depot was once located on the site now occupied by the Hayes Lumber Company, in the 300 block on SE 1st Avenue. The newspaper caption: "Passengers would ride on the Texas and Pacific to Peck City and come by the Brazos Valley train from Peck City to Mineral Wells" is incorrect. The GULF and BRAZOS RIVER RAILWAY was strictly a freight line that hauled coal from the Rock Creek mines (east of Mineral Wells) to the T&P main line at Peck City. The first depot in Mineral Wells for passenger service from Weatherford was built when the W.-M.W.-N.W. that first arrived in Mineral …

Photograph of members of a brass band standing in front of the courthouse in Palo Pinto, Texas. The twelve men are holding a variety of instruments, though a man on the top right of the group holds a drum.

Barbershop Quartet in Palestine Texas.

Photograph of a group of people posing in front of the Indian Creek School for music in Palo Pinto County, Texas. They are arranged in four vague rows behind a piano. Most are holding booklets. Most of the group members are men but for three women positioned beside and in front of the piano.

Photograph of a group of people posing in front of a music school in Indian Creek, Texas. They are arranged three vague rows behind a piano. Most are holding booklets. A woman and five young girls are sitting on the ground to the right.

Photograph of a parade of people walking down a wide dirt road, many of them playing musical instruments and wearing heavy coats or dark suits. At least two horse-drawn buggies are parked on the right side of the street, while the left side is lined with a couple houses. A system of electrical poles also line the left side of the street.