[Ebony Band Members]

Photograph of thirteen men and boys in uniform posing in several rows holding musical instruments in front of a brick building. The men in the back row are standing and holding tubas, euphoniums, trombones and other brass instruments except for the young man on the far right who is standing with his arms folded. In front of them four men are sitting in chairs, the two in the front holding clarinets and the two behind them holding trumpets. In the front a young boy is sitting on the ground next to two plants holding a snare drum and on the right there is a bass drum with the words "Banda... de Brownsville" on it. Behind the men a porch is visible with several chairs and music stands on it in front of a brick building with several doors and windows. A handwritten text on the front of the photograph reads "Ebony Band W.O.W. Brownsville Texas Jun. 4/1911. Morales."
Date: June 4, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chamber of Commerce Band]

Photograph of a group of unidentified men holding musical instruments posing in three rows on the steps in front of a large brick building. In the foreground on the left a bass drum is resting on a small stand and in the front row four men are holding clarinets, two trumpets, one a snare drum, and one on the far right is standing with his hands at his sides, identified as Crisoforo Perez. Behind them the men in the second row are holding a clarinet, two horns, three saxophones, and two trumpets and in the last row men are holding a euphonium, two tubas, and a trombone. A handwritten note on the front of the photograph reads "Chamber of Commerce Band Brownsville, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frieda Starr Song Recital]

Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of the stage two women wearing dark-colored dresses are sitting in chairs next to a young boy wearing a light-colored suit who is standing in front one of the men. In front of the stage several soldiers holding musical instruments are seated on the left and right and there are flowers on the edge of the stage in the middle. In the foreground several rows of empty benches are visible and above the stage an American flag is hanging from the ceiling in front of a chalkboard with some writing on it. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Song Recital By Freda Starr Fort Brown Tex 4\4\18."
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Frieda Starr Recital]

Photograph of opera singer Frieda Starr standing on stage with pianist Irene Putegnat, Mrs. James Wells, and several other unidentified people during a recital at Fort Brown. On the left side of the stage Putegnat, a woman wearing a light-colored dress, is sitting on a stool in front of a piano and looking towards Starr, who is standing in the center of the stage wearing a hat, dark-colored blouse, and skirt, and holding a baton Five men are standing in a row behind her and on the right side of the stage two women wearing dark-colored dresses are sitting in chairs next to a young boy wearing a light-colored suit who is standing in front one of the men. In front of the stage several soldiers holding musical instruments are seated on the left and right and there are flowers on the edge of the stage in the middle. In the foreground several rows of empty benches are visible and above the stage an American flag is hanging from the ceiling in front of a chalkboard with some writing on it.
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Performance at Fort Brown]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing behind the seated soldiers. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Song Recital By Freda Starr. At Y.M.C.A. Fort Brown Tex Apr. 5/18."
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at Fort Brown]

Photograph of a large group of soldiers sitting in rows of benches inside at Fort Brown watching a musical performance. In the foreground several soldiers holding trumpets, trombones, horns, and other musical instruments are sitting facing each other on the left and right and flowers and wreaths are visible on the edge of a stage. In the front row on the right four children wearing light-colored clothing can be seen sitting next to soldiers and at the back of the room a row of men are standing behind the seated soldiers.
Date: April 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History