Photograph of an adult and child figurine. The adult is holding up a hat and is looking down at the child.

Photograph of an adult and child figurine. The adult is holding up a hat and is looking down at the child.

Photograph of a dim room with an adult sitting on a couch. There is a window covered by curtains, and there are many tables throughout the room with lamps and small objects. There is a tall plant and a piano next to the window, and a large dark tapestry on the wall behind the couch with the adult on it.

Photograph of a room with an adult sitting on a couch. There is a window covered by curtains, and there are many tables throughout the room with lamps and small objects. There is a tall plant and a piano next to the window, and a large tapestry on the wall behind the couch with the adult on it.

Photograph of approximately sixteen people sitting inside. The group includes elderly people, adults, and children. There is an open window with light coming through.

Photograph of children, adults and elderly people sitting on the floor of a dark room. Most are looking at an elderly person standing next to a table. There is sunlight streaming in through a window.

Photograph of children and adults sitting inside next to a window with sunlight shining into the room. They are all looking towards an unknown subject.

Photograph of children and adults sitting in a room that is lit by an unseen source. Many of them are looking at an unknown subject.

Photograph of adults and children on a Texas Boys Choir trip lighting candles in a log cabin. An older woman receives a candle from a child while others either stand or sit in the log cabin room.

Photograph of adults and children sitting in a room with large windows behind them. It is bright outside, and a few people are looking at an unknown subject.

Photograph of several elderly adults, an adult woman, and a child sitting inside a building in front of the building's windows. Another child can be seen slightly in the far right of the photo.

Photograph of a group of adults sitting in a room with a large window that sunlight is streaming through. They are looking at a subject outside of the image.

Group photo of attendees of the 1972 American Bandmasters Association meeting in Arlington, Texas. The group, which may be entirely composed of men, appears to be standing on choir risers, with a smaller row of men seated at the front. This photo is from the Don and Barbara Gillis Collection.

Photograph of an Anhinga bird standing on a log next to a body of water. The log is tied to a rope, surrounded by trash and rocks. The Anhinga is spreading its wings to dry them.

Photographs of Arthur Godfrey and Gene Hall sitting together during NBC's "The Talent Scout Show" that have been attached to a sheet of white paper. The first five photos features the two middle aged men in dark suits, with Godfrey sitting to the left of the bespectacled Hall. Curtains are visible behind the two. A desk microphone sits between them. On the second page, below the two photos of Hall and Godfrey, there is a photo composed of four pictures. The the top two feature Godfrey and Hall again, while the bottom two feature George Mosse playing a clarinet (left) and George Mosse, Gene Murray playing a trumpet, and Phil Elliot playing a trombone. These three men are wearing striped black and white shirts.

Photographs of George Mosse (clarinet), Gene Murray (trumpet), and Phil Elliot (trombone) performing on the Arthur Godfrey Show while wearing striped shirts. The top left and bottom right photos show the three men playing together in front of a piano. The top right photo features Murray alone playing the clarinet. The photo on the bottom left contains four images. The top two images on this split photo show Arthur Godfrey (left) and Gene Hall (right) speaking together at a desk with a small microphone between them. The two photos underneath show two more images of Mosse, Murray, and Elliot performing together.

Photographs of Arthur Godfrey and Gene Hall sitting together during NBC's "The Talent Scout Show" that have been attached to a sheet of white paper. The first five photos features the two middle aged men in dark suits, with Godfrey sitting to the left of the bespectacled Hall. Curtains are visible behind the two. A desk microphone sits between them.

Photograph of Willis Conover in a group including Russ Morgan, who is squatting in front of a row of people with one other person on his left. At the top left is a door with a window reading "WTBO studios, 3rd floor," and "Dr. Dewhurst, dentist." The photo is autographed by Russ Morgan.

Photograph of the North Texas State College Laboratory Dance Band performing on stage. They are wearing shirts and ties. From left to right are: a man playing a tuba; a man with his back to the camera playing a piano with its strings exposed; a clarinetist; a banjo player; and trumpeter; a trombonist; and a partially obscured drummer. Handwritten text beneath the photo says "Group simulating old style dixieland - opening number for concert in 1954-"

Photograph of Beverly Watson and the North Texas State College Laboratory Dance Band performing on stage at Perrin Air Force Base in Texas. She is wearing a white blouse and dark skirt and is singing into a microphone while musicians are playing a guitar and saxophone behind her. Handwritten text beneath the photo says "Beverly Watson - Perrin Field Air Base 1-12-53."

Photograph of a bird sitting on a wooden post. There is an open green field behind the bird, and dark shrubbery in front of the bird. There is part of a tree's branches in the frame, and the sky is blue with clouds.

Photograph of a small boat docked at a pier. It has beach chairs on the roof and a person is sitting on the edge of the back side of the boat. The pier has multiple people in the back and two people sitting on the edge in front of the boat.

Photograph of a white boat on water. Multiple people are standing on a dock behind the boat. The sky is cloudy.

Photograph of a boat floating on water. The boat is made primarily out of wood and has a couple of items on the roof. In the background are buildings along the coast and a pier.