Photograph of a performance in Mexico. The band can be seen onstage, dressed in dark suits. some are seated, while the saxophone players, slide trombone players, and trumpet players all stand to play. At front stands a man in a plaid jacket, tentatively identified as Leon Breeden.

Photograph of the band on stage at a venue. The interior shot shows members of the band seated before a curtain, with a host standing to right speaking into a microphone, and with Leon Breeden(?) standing to left.

Double-exposure photograph of parts of a fortress, tentatively identified as Fuerte San Miguel in Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico. overlaid images shows part of the ramparts, dry moat, and crenelations etc.

Photograph of a presentation at a performance in Mexico. The band can be seen onstage, dressed in dark suits. At front stand three men, one presenting another with a host plaque. Behind them can be seen a man in a plaid jacket, tentatively identified as Leon Breeden.

Photograph of a band playing at a venue. Apparently a local band, standing on a temporary stage in a courtyard, with various men holding instruments can be seen. To the right can be seen a few seated audience members. Behind the stage is a building with 2 balconies, filled with audience members.

Photograph of an audience during the tour. The photo shows a large crowd of people, and more in raised seating in the background.

Photograph of a small airplane parked on the grass.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. A single trumpet player is seen standing at the stage, viewed from below, with a few members partly visible near bottom of photo.

Photograph of a moment during the tour, at one of the performances. Members of the band are onstage, along with several people standing at the front. It appears that one band member is presenting a host plaque to someone. At far left onstage is Leon Breeden. Several people stand in front of the stage, at right and to far left. A small banner hanging on the microphone reads XEKS, which was a radio station in Saltillo, Mexico, making this the likely location of the event.

Photograph of Lou Marini during the tour. Marini can be seen standing at front of stage playing, with Leon Breeden standing nearby, and the rest of the band seated at their stands behind.

Photograph of the sign at a performance in Mexico. On an easel, the sign reads "Concierto en Jazz".

Photograph of a performance during the tour. A 5 saxophone players can be seen standing at front of stage, with Leon Breeden standing nearby, and the rest of the band seated at their stands behind.

Photograph of the sign at a performance in Mexico. On an easel, the sign reads "Concierto en Jazz".

Photograph of the Grand Ball Court at Chichen Itza, one of the sites visited by the band during the tour.

Photograph of a moment during the tour. View seems to be of the screens of television monitors, showing views of the band onstage.

Photograph of members of the band on stage. One man is standing, playing a double bass, while another stands at back and plays a trumpet(?). A third man is just visible seated at back.

Photograph of a moment during the tour. View seems to be of the screens of television monitors, showing views of the band onstage, being watched by a figure in silhouette.

Photograph of a presentation at a performance during the tour. Members of the band can be seen at an outdoor venue, seated at their music stands holding instruments while two men stand at a microphone shaking hands and exchanging a host plaque. The one partly obscured by the microphone is tentatively identified as Leon Breeden. Based on banner on microphone, this may be at Puebla, Mexico. Above can be seen an audience standing at the railings of the balcony of an upper floor. This is one of a series of photographs taken during the One O’Clock Lab Band’s tour to Mexico, January 26 to February 21, 1967. The United States Department of State sponsored the tour, and the band traveled as representatives of the United States. Directed by Leon Breeden, the 20 member band and their guests vocalist Carol Lurie and pianist-organist Linda De Leon, toured for 26 days, giving 19 scheduled concerts and two impromptu shows at venues throughout Mexico.

Photograph of a presentation event during the tour. Seen on a stage at an interior venue, a young man hands a record to a woman, while at left can be seen a second woman holding on of the "host plaques". A man who may be Leon Breeden is standing behind the woman with the plaque, and several members of the band can be seen seated with their instruments in the background.

Photograph of people standing outside a building with arches and a tile roof. Several men and women can be seen standing in the photo, as well as piles of luggage.

Photograph of an event during the tour. A pair of male and female dancers - likely folklórico - can be seen dancing while others watch.

Photograph of ruins visited during the tour. Tentatively identified as Chichen Itza, view of the Temple of the Warriors.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. Some members of the band can be seen onstage, dressed in dark suits. A saxophone player is standing to play.

Photograph of an audience during the tour. The photo shows a large crowd of people, and more in raised seating in the background.