[Chamber of Commerce Band]

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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 … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2019 and was provided by the Brownsville Historical Association to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 41 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Brownsville Historical Association

The Brownsville Historical Association manages 7 historic buildings and museums in the Mitte Cultural District and Downtown Brownsville: Stillman House Museum, Heritage Museum, Market Square Research Center, Historic Alonso Building, Historic Brownsville Museum, the Old City Cemetery and the Laureles Ranch House Museum. Through exhibitions, educational programs, publications, cultural events, and archival collections, BHA shares Brownsville’s history and cultural arts with the local community.

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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."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Crisoforo Perez was the conductor and writer.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2019

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  • July 3, 2020, 5:57 a.m.

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  • March 17, 2023, 9:46 a.m.

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[Chamber of Commerce Band], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1261107/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownsville Historical Association.

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