Photograph of the Watson School of Music, standing outside the entrance of a brick building. Ned Watson stands at left, dressed in a white tuxedo and holding a small cello and bow. Lydie Watson, his sister, stands in the back row with a white hat, third from right. Other students are not identified, but most hold instruments, including trombones, two violins, a woodwind instrument, possibly a viola, and a trombone. A tube is placed on the concrete floor at right, and a child sits on a large drum with a mallet in their hand (center)

Poster advertising "The Drifting Texans of Waco", with the subtitle "Sweet, Sad and Swing Music". Attached is an image of the band posing together for a photograph: from left to right, the instruments the players hold are a lap steel guitar, an acoustic guitar, a drumset, a classical guitar, and a fiddle-like instrument. A microphone stands in the center of the stage.

Promotional picture of Texas Benny Doss holding a guitar and leaning forward while wearing a cowboy hat. He is given the subtitle "The Original Cass County Kid", and further contact information is listed below the photograph in the bottom right corner. The photograph has been signed by Texas Benny Doss in faint green-blue marker on the left half of the image.

Photograph of an orchestra group in the First Christian Church in Midland. String players are seated on the front row with their violins and bows, and a piano, brass players, and a cellist are located in the middle row. A man with a violin stands behind the piano.

Photograph of a koto performance during the Spring Festival at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Two female musicians, one reading from paper on a red music stand, perform on wooden kotos with plectra on their fingers. The performance, conducted on a red felt carpet, takes place in front of a fence at the Japanese Garden.

Photograph of the Spring Festival at the Fort Worth Japanese Garden. Depicted is a kumi-daiko performance with an ensemble of drummers performing with multiple drums of various sizes. At right, there are two large drums placed on stands, played with wooden sticks, and at left, there are about four smaller slanted drums placed on smaller stands with accompanying performers. An audience at left, seated on the concrete footsteps of the open space, view the performance.

Paper poster for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys, a country band whose performances were broadcasted on KCEN in Temple, Texas. Members are identified from left to right: Gaylon Christie, with a lap steel guitar; Okie Davis, with a fiddle; Eddie Spradley, with a fiddle; Clyde (barefooted) Chesser, seated at center; Arnold Williams, with an acoustic guitar; Alvin Berry, with a double bass. This poster advertises the "Blue Bonnet Barn Dance", telecasted each Saturday.

Photograph of a display of guitars in the Dallas World Trade Center. The guitars are acoustic and different in color, including normal beige, white, and black. Several small containers containing unknown colored objects are put in a white display stand at the bottom with a logo reading "PRO ARTS". Four spray cans are adjacent to the display stand. At the very right are small pamphlets titled "Self-Instruction Guitar Book for Beginners"; one of these pamphlets has been placed above the bridge of one of the guitars.

Photograph of the "Mooreville Boosters", possibly part of a parade of cars in either Mooreville or Lorena. The cars carry banners with words painted on them. A band stands in front of the cars, holding drums, trumpets, and horns. A row of shops is visible in the background, including the Evans-Westbrook Mercantile Company.

Photograph of the Midland-Odessa Symphony "Debs", a group of women in light-colored dresses with pearl necklaces and matching hairdos. Four rows of four women stand on a staircase as the rest of the group fans out in front of them, each facing forward and smiling. A note at the top of the picture identifies Beverly Baker Thompson, fourth from left and indicated with a dot drawn above her head.

Violin-shaped booklet advertising a "personal appearance" of violinist Dave Rubinoff in Waco, including background about Rubinoff and about his Stradivarius violin, information about the recital and ticket prices, a photo of Rubinoff playing the violin, and a blank space labeled "Personal Autograph"

Photograph of a concert stage at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The stage, large and prominent in the background of the image, is flanked on both sides by covered structures containing sound amplifiers and is covered by a roof-like sheet. Banners advertising Budweiser hang from the middle of the stage. Multiple seats are placed on the stage, which stands in front of a large white covered tent. In the lower half of the image, people of various ages are visible wandering through plastic lawn chairs.

Photograph of two women sitting with an upright piano manufactured by Thos. Goggan and Bros. One woman at left sits in a wicker chair with a bouquet of flowers in her hand, and the other stands next to the piano, looking at papers on a stool with her hand resting on the keys. The lid of the piano is decorated with a shawl and a vase of flowers, above which hangs a portrait of a woman in a dress. At left is a table with a bust of a man; at right, behind the woman with the papers, is a table with plants and flowers and a cushion placed on the floor. The photo's caption describes that the piano in the picture was the prize for an award-winning essay.

Fisheye photograph of costumed performers at a music show in the Dallas Market Hall. A drummer and his drumset are placed on stage along the back of the room. Above them is a banner indicating sponsorships by the National Bank of Commerce and Dr. Pepper. The costumed performer, an individual in a giant parrot suit, holds up a woman in a dotted dress. A singer with a microphone, standing at right, watches from afar.

Fisheye photograph of a band placed on a stage in the Dallas Market Hall Above them is a banner indicating sponsorships by the National Bank of Commerce and Dr. Pepper. A drummer, singer, and third individual perform for a small audience sitting in plastic chairs.

Postcard to E. D. Merrill in Big Spring discussing visiting an unspecified female friend. The front of the postcard portraits a lively scene with two men dancing with each other, a band of musicians with two fiddlers and a guitarist (identified as Paul), another crowd of men watching from behind the musicians, and a woman holding a baby (Nellie holding Henley).

Photograph of a large gathering of people having a group picnic in China Grove, south of Warfield in Midland County. The group is gathered in a large clearing along a dirt road, and includes a small musical band (at right), and people who have scaled the local windmill (at left).

Photograph of musicians from the Midland Christian College, arranged in two rows, facing forward. Front row, from left to right: Dewey Wile (holding violin) and Lydie Watson; back row, from left: Mabel Shaw and Ned Watson (holding violin, brother of Lydie).

Photograph of a choir performance during a Fourth of July celebration in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The choir stands at the back end of the worship center, dressed in red and white, singing from their choir books. A man conducts them from behind the pulpit. The sanctuary is decorated with flowers and American flags, with one large prominent flag hanging on the wall above the choir singers.

Photograph of the cornerstone ceremony for the Midland City Hall, arraigned by the Masonic Lodge. The cornerstone is held by chains above the base of the City Hall's wall, nine courses of bricks partially built with a Mason holding a trowel above one of the corners of the wall. A band with sheet music stands is behind the wall, seated and watching the lowering of the corner stone, while the Texan flag is visible at left.

Photograph of a band from Midland at Marfield, Texas, a flag stop on the T&P railway between Midland and Odessa. The band is seated in front of a two-storied wooden building, seated on the front porch with instruments such as horns, trumpets, and drums, in their laps. The band may have been in Marfield for the opening of a new town, residential section, or any "big day" event accompanied by a band.

Photograph of a choir group in the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. The choir wears red stoles and white robes, holding red choir books in their hand. They are conducted by a man standing in front of the pulpit, with two other men in suits watching from the pulpit chairs. Below the choir section, which is decorated with poinsettias and garlands, a man in a white robe plays at a grand piano. People watch the performance from the pews, which are lined with churchgoers.

Flyer promoting "Spiritual Happenings" to celebrate the American bicentennial and promote Black culture. Two events are listed: a soul music festival in the Will Rogers Auditorium, and a spiritual jubilee in the Fort Worth Convention Center.

Photograph of a choir group in the old Rockwall First Baptist Church, standing in the back of the sanctuary, wearing choir robes and holding choir books. The front of the choir section is decorated with a small shrub. A note on the back identifies Gholda McCowlskey in the front row, second from left (the writer's mother).