Photograph of the North Texas State University "One O'Clock Lab Band" on tour in Mexico for the U.S. State Department. Their director Leon Breeden is seen standing in front of a microphone to the left side of the stage the group is perfoming on. Many people are standing on a second floor level balcony and watching the performance. 1967.

Photograph of members of the band and others at a venue, tentatively identified as Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico. Several band members can be seen in the background with instruments, and two men can be seen standing at front. One appears to be speaking into a microphone which is draped with a banner for radio station RCN, Campeche. The other man, in glasses, is tentatively identified as Leon Breeden.

Double-exposure photograph of members of the band performing onstage. The layered exposures show one man playing a saxophone, superimposed over another playing a slide trombone.

Photograph of a game of dominoes played during the trip, using an equipment crate as a table. The crate is clearly marked NTSU, and American Embassy.

Photograph of an ancient step pyramid in Mexico. The photo is taken from the ground, so the pyramid looms high above the camera. It has a very steep set of stairs leading to the top, where a few people sit down. Two individuals are attempting to make their way up the stairs with the help of a length of rope. Two others stand on the grass, looking up at the pyramid. The sky is partially cloudy.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. In foreground can be seen a man playing a slide trombone, and a man in a plaid jacket conducting, tentatively identified as Leon Breeden. A few other members of the band can are partly visible in the background.

Photograph of an urban area, taken from a hill or a tall building, during the tour. Many buildings can be seen in foreground, and in the background are hills and mountains.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. The band can be seen onstage, dressed in dark suits, with one standing out front giving a trumpet solo. To right onstage is man in plaid coat, tentatively identified as Leon Breeden.

Photograph of a performance during the tour. Onstage is Carol Lurie singing. Other members of the band can be seen in the background.

Photograph of the ground from the window of the plane. The view, which includes part of the window and a tip of the wing, is looking down on mountainous terrain, with a small concentration of buildings near lower center.

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 an older man stands at a microphone speaking and holding what appears to be a record. Behind him stand two other men, the one at back 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 part of a fortress, tentatively identified as Fuerte San Miguel in Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico. part of the ramparts, dry moat, and crenelations can be seen.

Photograph of members of the band at a performance venue. Visible is one man seated at a piano, and one seated behind a music stand.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. Several members of the band can be seen onstage, dressed in dark suits. Some members are seated, while the flute player stands at front to play.

Photograph of three people outdoors, possibly waiting at a small rural airstrip. A young man and woman walk by, another man sits on a chain strung as a fence. Luggage can be seen on a cart in the background.

Photograph of the North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band, performing on an outdoor stage for a crowd during their 1960s Mexico tour. The band members are standing as they play, and director Leon Breeden is conducting from the front of the stage.

Photograph of the preparations for a performance during the tour. Several members of the band can be seen seated onstage, viewed from behind, looking into the auditorium.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. The band can be seen playing, dressed in dark suits.

Photograph of an event during the Mexico tour.. Two guitar players in dark suits stand among many other people in what may be a large room.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. Some of the members of the band can be seated onstage, wearing dark suits, while at back stands a trumpet player, playing.

Photograph of a performance during the tour. The band can be seen standing on a raised outdoor stage, playing. Before the stage can be seen part of a crowd. Leon Breeden can be seen onstage, facing the band.

Photograph of an ancient step pyramid in Mexico. Surrounding the pyramid are uniform rows of what appear to be stone pillars. There is vegetation beyond the pyramid, and a hill beside it. In front of the pyramid and its guard of pillars, a grassy lawn stretches out with a dirt road winding through it. The sky is cloudy.

Photograph of a performance during the tour. Two members of the band are onstage, one playing a saxophone, one playing a clarinet.

Photograph of a performance in Mexico. The band can be seen onstage, dressed in dark suits, playing. The man in conducting is tentatively identified as Leon Breeden.