Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "These Webster junior high school students, J, W. Burrows, left, Evelyn Payne, Shirley Ingram and Jerry Franklin, are only a fraction of the 430 boys and girls who have worked one month perfecting "The Music of Bethlehem."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians appear again on WKY-TV, come September, Oklahoma City's David Glismann won't be there."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Will Blailock, City minister of music, Trinity Baptist Church."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tracy Silvester"

Photograph of Thelonious Monk (piano), Tom Archia (tenor saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), and Al McKibbon (bass) in performance. Personnel are indicated on the back of the photo.

Photograph of Thelonious Monk (piano), Tom Archia (tenor saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), and Roy Eldridge (trumpet). Personnel are indicated on the back of the photo.

Blurred photo of Thelonious Monk (piano), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), and Al McKibbon (bass). Personnel are identified on the back of the photo.

Photograph of Tom Archia (tenor saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), and Al McKibbon (bass).

Photograph of Roy Eldridge in performance with Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Al McKibbon (bass), and Denzil Best (drums). Personnel and date are on the back of the photo.

Photograph of Roy Eldridge in performance with tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and bassist Al McKibbon.

Photograph of Thelonious Monk (piano), Helen Humes (vocal), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), and Al McKibbon (bass). Personnel are noted on the back of the photo.

Group photograph of the 131 Band on Christmas day in Sendai, Japan. The men are in two rows behind wooden music stands that read "131 AGF". The men wear long sleeved collared uniform shirts and pants. Handwritten in black ink below, above or beside each man is his name. In the from row from left to right is Joe {illegible}, George Kaplan, Arthur {illegible}, Alan Bogues, Clinton Phillipe and Jesse {illegible}. The back row is Larry Glaser, Tom Powers, Bob Brinker, Bob Bust, Bill Murphy, {illegible}, and Bart Foss. There is a white sign above the men that reads "131 A.G.F. Dance band". Printed In the bottom left-hand corner of the photograph is "Sendai, Japan. Dec. 25, 45".

Photograph of a man playing an acoustic guitar. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a kerchief style necktie, and western style clothing.

Photograph of a man sitting at a piano and playing a guitar. He is wearing a cowboy hat and western style attire.

Frankie Masters' with a female singing quartet at the mike. His orchestra plays in the background.

Photograph of the organist directing (possibly the choir) at Trinity Baptist Church at 1329 NW 23rd in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Photograph of David Rubinoff surrounded by a crowd of people examining the back of a violin.

Photograph of an unidentified singer standing in front of a microphone with the CASP Band sitting behind him at the USO club.

Photograph of an unidentified trumpet player and singer performing at the USO club with the 291st AGF Band in background. The trumpeter plays his trumpet while wearing a white suit. The woman wears a short dress with pinned hair. The 291st AGF Band sits in the back and plays their instruments.

Photograph of Maurice McAdow instructing a student. The young man sits in a chair, holding a trombone and looks at McAdow. McAdow stands next to a music stand, pointing towards it and looking at the young man. Two other students sit on either side of the young man, holding trombones.

Photograph of Maurice McAdow instructing a student. The young man sits in a chair, holding a trombone and looks at McAdow. McAdow stands next to a music stand, holding a document and looking downwards at it. Two other students sit on either side of the young man, holding trombones.

Photograph of actors and orchestra members taken during the School of Music's performance of Michael William Baufe's opera "The Bohemian Girl."

Photograph of performers and orchestra members taken during the School of Music's production of Michael William Balfe's opera "The Bohemian Girl."