[Music Room]

Photograph of a music room with an organ in the corner, a violin propped up against it, and a cello leaning against the wall; with two chairs and a couch and several pictures hanging on the wall in the background.
Date: [1911..1934]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Center City Music School Group]

Photograph of a group of men and women from Center City Music School posed together in the woods and holding various string musical instruments.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Little Jack Melody at Arts & Jazz Festival]

Photograph of members of the band Little Jack Melody on the River Cafe Stage in front of the Emily Fowler Library at the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival. The band features a singer and banjo player wearing a red shirt in the front, a saxophone player on the right, and keyboard and drum players on the left.There is a banner hanging at the back of the stage that reads "River Cafe Stage" and two posters that read "Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks" displayed in the front.
Date: 2000~/2002~
Creator: Cabrales, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Goldthwaite Cornet Band 1908]

Photograph of a band of men in uniform standing posed in front of a curtain backdrop, all holding various musical instruments.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Circus Parade]

Photograph of a circus parade on a town street featuring a horse-drawn caravan with a small band of musicians playing brass instruments on top of it; on the right there are several large brick buildings and people watching the parade.
Date: [1911..1934]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Libby Babcok and Diorama]

Photograph of an architectural diorama of the South Branch Library of the Denton Public Library on display on the courthouse lawn for a fundraiser held to benefit the new South Branch Library. Behind the display Libby Babcock is playing guitar in front of a cardboard stage rendering of the Magic School Bus and there is a man looking at the diorama in the foreground and various other people in the background.
Date: 1994~
Creator: Nance, Nelda
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Man by Organ]

Photograph of a young man wearing a suit and tie posing, standing, with his arm resting on an organ; behind him there is a picture of a woman hanging on the wall, which is covered in wallpaper.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Holding Violin]

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a dark suit and tie sitting in a chair holding a violin and bow; on the right is an organ with a picture resting on top of it and behind him is a window with a lace curtain and a wall covered in wallpaper with several pictures hanging on it.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Center City Singing Group]

Photograph of a group of men, women and one toddler posing outdoors with song books. An automobile is visible in the background to the right. A note is stapled to the photo labeling the members, titled, "Center City Singing Group".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Julian Evans and Syble Head on Drums and Piano]

Photograph of a man in a dark playing a drum set to the left, and a woman in a white blouse with red vest and skirt playing a piano to the right. The wall in the background appears to have rippled acoustic paneling and has a black and white portrait of a woman hanging from it above the man's head. The man and woman are identified on the back of the photo as Julian Evans and Syble Head.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orchestra Playing in Library]

Photograph of an orchestra performing inside the Emily Fowler Central Library; the young men and women wearing tuxedos and black dresses are seated in a semi-circle with the conductor in the front and several rows of children and adults seated in rows of seats in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Nance, Nelda
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kay Shuey with her Violin]

Photograph of Kay Shuey sitting next to a piano holding a violin and bow; there is a wooden cupboard next to her on the left and there are several pictures hanging on the wallpapered wall in the background.
Date: March 27, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four People with Lutes and Guitars]

Portrait of four unidentified people posing with musical instruments in front of a light background; the two men in the back are wearing dark suits and ties and holding a guitar (left) and a lute (right) and the two women seated in front of them are wearing dresses and holding a guitar (left) and a lute (right).
Date: unknown
Creator: Deane
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Goldthwaite Cornet Band 1892]

Photograph of a group of men standing in a single row in a field with trees and tall grass visible in the background. Each is holding either a brass or drum instrument, except for the man sixth from the left who is holding a small conductor baton by his side. "Goldthwaite Cornet Band, May 11th 1892" is printed on the bottom edge of the photo. The men are listed on the back from left to right as "B. A. Harris, Fred Peck, Will Gresham, James Lammers, J. D. Urqhart, Mr. Boyer "Teacher", Joe A. Price, John Roberts, Jim Vickers, Newt Cole, A. J. Gatlin, I. G. Abney, and Jack Carswell".
Date: May 11, 1892
Creator: Jones, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
UDAL_100 (open access)

UDAL_100

Sheet of decorative parchment paper with text in the center, written in calligraphy: "With gratitude to Miss Helen Corbitt the Junior Group of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League welcomes her as its first Honorary Member. March 1967." In the upper-left corner, there is an illustration of a mandolin with dangling ribbons, a flute, sheet music, and small musical notes.
Date: March 1967
Creator: Dallas Symphony Orchestra League. Junior Group.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family in Front of Organ]

Portrait of three unidentified people posing, sitting, in front of an organ next to a window with lace curtains; the woman is wearing a light-colored dress and sitting in a chair, the young man (center) and an older man (right) are both wearing suits and ties.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Tree]

Photograph of a Christmas tree decorated with strings of popcorn, a doll, and various other ornaments; underneath it are a broom, a violin and bow, and various wrapped parcels.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Circus in Front of Goldthwaite Restaurant]

Photograph of a circus riding through the town of Goldthwaite, Texas where a carriage drawn by several horses and carrying a band on top rides in the foreground. More circus animals and performers are following in a line leading back to the right background, and a restaurant is visible in the background to the left. Text written on the back of the photo card reads, "Gentry Bros. Circus Parade Goldthwaite, Tx. Corner 4th & Fisher year?"
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mariachi Band at Cinco de Mayo Festival]

Photograph of six members of a mariachi band playing instruments while walking through Civic Center Park at the Denton Cinco de Mayo festival. Behind them there are large groups of people, a stage with another performer, and trees in the background.
Date: May 6, 2000
Creator: Cabrales, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baca-City Drug Orchestra]

Postcard of members of the Baca Brothers Orchestra, nine men posing around a piano holding their instruments with a large drum that says "Baca Bros Orchestra." Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compliments of Baca-City Drug Orchestra K.T.E.M. Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Billy Mendoza at Fiesta Ranchera]

Photograph of Billy Mendoza, lead singer of Mariachi Strella, wearing sombrero and charro suit at Fiesta Ranchera; two other musicians holding a violin and guitar are partially visible on either side of him.
Date: 198X
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Businesses on Square After a Fire]

Photograph of fire damage to businesses on the north side of the square, including Glen's Pawn Shop & Music Store and T & L Sons; there is caution tape in front of the sidewalks and fire damage visible through the second-story windows.
Date: 1994
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shops on the North Side of the Square]

Photograph of Crazy Legs, 100F Lodge No. 82, and McBride's Music & Pawn Shop on the North side of the square in Denton, Texas with parked cars in the foreground.
Date: 1984/1988
Creator: Glover, Julie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plymouth Camp Children's Choir]

Photograph of Methodist children singing in Plymouth Camp's children's choir. The children are standing in two rows in front of a small stained glass window wearing white rights with dark-colored ribbons around the collar, holding hymn books as they sing. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Methodist children of Plymouth Camp - Mickey Moore, Marilyn Moore, Sid King, Billy Mack Spencer, Anita Stewart, Millie Burton."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History