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[Photograph of Weitzle with Violin and Bow]

Description: Photograph of a young girl identified as Weitzle, seated in a winter landscape (snow), holding a violin in her left hand with a bow supported against her right leg. She wears a dark-colored dress and a jacket with three-quarter length sleeves. The background consists of a stone wall with potted flora at each corner, a metal gate, and the stump of a tree.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bruce, T. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Alessandro's Band Member]

Description: Full-body photograph of Alessandro's band member, posed standing in front of a painting of a large window and elevated potted plant. He wears a double-breasted coat with wide, overlapping front flaps and a round brimless cap with a crown about three inches in height. In his left hand he holds a trumpet. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Alessandro's band member, Waco."
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson & Knight
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a Costumed Musician #2]

Description: Portrait of an unidentified man posing as if he is playing a violin in front of a backdrop that has a lacy curtain. The man is dressed in a dark-colored costume that includes a feathered hat, short pants with lacy edges, a cape, and shoes with bows. His clothing has lighter-colored accents including lacy cuffs on his shirt and a sash tied in a large bow on his left hip. Text on the back reads: "Bahl estate."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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

[The Stricklin Children]

Description: Photograph of the children of Walter and Pearl Stricklin. They are, from left to right, Jeanice, Elizabeth, Velma, Thelma, and Annis Marie. Elizabeth sits in a chair with a book in her lap and Jeanice's arm around her neck. Velma stands behind the piano sit with her hands folded in front of her. Thelma sits at the piano with her hands on the keys. Annis Marie sits on the piano bench next to Thelma, with a book of some kind in her hands. There is sheet music along the piano stand. They stand in … more
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of John Philip Herlin “Harry” Bahl]

Description: Portrait of John Philip Herlin “Harry” Bahl posing as if he is playing a violin in front of a backdrop that has a lacy curtain. He is dressed in a dark-colored costume that includes a feathered hat, short pants with lacy edges, a cape, and shoes with bows. His clothing has lighter-colored accents including lacy cuffs on his shirt and a sash tied in a large bow on his left hip. Handwritten text on the back says, "Josephine Wheatly estate, Waco."
Date: unknown
Creator: Coleman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of the Casablanca Club in Waco]

Description: Photograph of the Stratosphere Show at the Casablanca Club in Waco. A sign advertises that the show has been put on by the Aviation Research and Development Corp. and the Behren Drug Company. Several musicians sit and stand with their instruments behind a man with a stand microphone and a cigarette.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Men Pose with Brass Instruments]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified men posing for a portrait with brass instruments. Both men wear light-colored outfits with matching hats. The man on the left stands with a cigar in his mouth and holds a trumpet. The man on the right sits and holds a trombone.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Blair
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Several Women Posing with Instruments]

Description: Photograph of a group of unidentified women posing with their instruments on an outdoor stage. Five of the six women sit at four pianos surrounding the stage. The other woman stands with a violin and bow. Several lamps and potted plants are placed across the stage.
Date: unknown
Creator: Christianson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Man with a Banjo]

Description: Postcard of a man sitting on a wooden box and playing a banjo. Text written across the bottom and along the side of the front of the card reads: "I am reading the book Melody but it is not like this at all. Lill. E." Text in the upper left-hand corner of the card reads: "Thank you for the cute postal so much" The card is addressed to Miss Ellen Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: August 16, 1907
Creator: Shreok, V. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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

[Four People with Lutes and Guitars]

Description: Portrait of four unidentified people posing with musical instruments in front of a light background; the two men in the back are wearing dark suits and ties and holding a guitar (left) and a lute (right) and the two women seated in front of them are wearing dresses and holding a guitar (left) and a lute (right).
Date: unknown
Creator: Deane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Pipe Organ in Church Loft]

Description: Photograph of the pipe organ at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas, visible in a loft area through a wall arch. A round stained-glass window is visible in the wall behind and above the organ; below the organ, there is a hanging banner celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, and several light fixtures.
Date: May 17, 2015
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.832734 -96.754554
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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