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[Acting Troupe in Blackface]

Description: Photograph of an acting troupe, all men, in black face. One of them, in the back row, is dressed as a woman, with a blouse and a feathered hat. The man in the front row wearing a striped hat holds a horn instrument. The man on the far right does not wear black face, and is dressed in a three-piece suit and tie.
Date: [1911..1915]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a Woman Playing a Violin]

Description: Photograph of a woman (Aara Desmond) playing a violin in front of a china cabinet and drawers, in a room with dark, floral wallpaper and wood features. The woman is wearing an old-fashioned, floor-length dress, and there is a music stand in front of her. A wooden chair is partially visible behind her. There is information about the photo on the back.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[1911 HSU Band]

Description: Copy slide of a photograph of the Simmons College Band in white uniforms and with their musical instruments. One of the drums is labeled with the text "Simmons College Band".
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Music Room]

Description: Photograph of a music room with an organ in the corner, a violin propped up against it, and a cello leaning against the wall; with two chairs and a couch and several pictures hanging on the wall in the background.
Date: [1911..1934]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Christmas Tree]

Description: Photograph of a Christmas tree decorated with strings of popcorn, a doll, and various other ornaments; underneath it are a broom, a violin and bow, and various wrapped parcels.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Circus Parade]

Description: Photograph of a circus parade on a town street featuring a horse-drawn caravan with a small band of musicians playing brass instruments on top of it; on the right there are several large brick buildings and people watching the parade.
Date: [1911..1934]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Photograph of Meredith Lewis with Horn]

Description: Photograph of a young boy wearing a band uniform and holding a small trumpet while standing in a fenced yard with houses in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say, "South side of front yard, Hickory St. at 16th St. Looking east across Hickory (Person's house and barns in background)" and "Meredith Lewis, first mascot of first uniformed Simmons College Band, of which his father C.H. Lewis was director and organizer. Holding 'Daddy's horn.' About 1911 or 1912."
Date: [1911,1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Ebony Band Members]

Description: 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 … more
Date: June 4, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Brownsville Historical Association

Tuning Instrument.

Description: Patent for a tuning instrument that has interchangeable reeds and can find the fourth, fifth, and single tone of an octave.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Mandolin

Description: Patent for a mandolin that is made out of an animal (armadillo) and wood.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: McCullough, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Piano-Key Mounting.

Description: Patent for a piano key mounting with a key pin that makes the "touch" required to depress the keys easily adjustable.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Mayor, Enoch Allen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Music-Indicator.

Description: Patent for a music indicator that shows the names of the notes on the piano and how to form various chords and scales to assist the user in learning music.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: MacMaster, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Automatic Piano

Description: Patent for an automatic piano that can play longer and is more compact than previous models.
Date: August 15, 1911
Creator: Stauffer, Floyd F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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