A photograph of the Lebanon Peerless Band on Main Street in Lebanon, Oregon. This photograph is printed on postcard stock and includes a note from "Earle" to "Mr. James K Sears". Earle is likely Walter Earle Sears, James K. Sears' son. This photograph is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
A postcard depicting a marching band on the streets of McMinnville, Oregon. It is entitled "Busy Day in McMinnville, Ore.". The postcard is postmarked for July 18, 1910 and includes a note to Winnette Sears. This postcard is part of the Charles Lovell and Winnette Sears Walker Collection. Winnette was a 1906 alumna of Linfield College. Charles was an alumnus of Tualatin Academy who later became a musician and an insurance agent in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Black and white image of an orchestra and their conductor. The band is playing on a stage in a hall with the International Order of the Odd Fellows symbol on the wall above them, and their stands have a large 'K' on the front. The orchestra is small, made up of several saxophone players, trumpeters, and one trombone player. A drummer and a stand-up bass round out the group. The conductor stands to the left of the image.
Black and white image of four men with string instruments. One man on the right of the image plays a ukulele, while next to him a man plays a lap steel guitar. The third man has a large guitar, while in the background a man plays an upright bass. The photo appears to have been taken inside someone's home. All four men wear dark pants, white shirts, and bow ties. This image was part of the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected various images of daily life in the area.
Black and white portrait of a band, five young men and a woman, checking in with an older man in a suit. He holds a clipboard and appears to be writing information down. The men in the band wear long dark vests over dark pants and white shirts with dark ties. The young woman, at the center of the picture, wears a dark dress with long lace sleeves and sequined decorations along the hem. She leans with one elbow on the head of a Guild Starfire hollow body electric guitar. This image was part of the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who also collected other images of daily life in the area.
Black and white image of a group of men in black suits with bow ties standing in a row behind their instruments and music stands. Alto and soprano saxophones, a drum set, and a piano are set up in front of the group. According to museum records, this group was a dance band.
Black and white image of a group of men gathered around a piano in a studio. One young man sits on a bench in front of the piano keyboard, with another standing behind him. The young man in the center of the group sits on the piano, while the remaining two lean against the piano body with their elbows supporting them. Four of the young men wear short, dark patterned suit coats over dark slacks, while the fifth wears a light colored suit jacket and light pants. All wear ties and light shirts. Their hair is long and parted on the side and combed over. A board in front of the group identifies them as the 'Blue Gin' band, with a five playing cards arranged in formation at the upper image right of the sign. 'Hammond' is printed at the top of the sign, but may indicate the Hammond piano company as a sponsor of the group.
Black and white image of four young men, three with guitars and one with a drum set. They wear dark shirts with laces at the neck over white t-shirts and with light-colored jeans and tennis shoes. 'The Malibu's' is painted on their drum, and a sign hanging from the platform reads 'The Beatles....?? Nope! Just the Malibus.'
Black and white image of a family standing outside with their instruments in hand. Visible instruments include violins, a trumpet, a cello, a trombone, and a snare drum.
Sepia-toned image of a ladies' brass band. They all appear to wear a long, jacket-style uniform over a shirt and tie, a cost-effective means of providing a standard look for everyone. Instruments played include euphonium, cornet, trumpet, tuba, and possibly baritone, in addition to the snare drum.
Sepia-toned image of a band standing on the steps of an octagonal bandstand in front of a large brick building. The fourteen band members wear dark, long-sleeved uniforms with braid and frogs on the fronts and hats. Two drummers stand in front, one with a bass drum and one with a smaller drum; between them stands a boy carrying symbols. Other visible instruments are brass, trombones, cornets, etc. The bandstand is light-colored wood with darker wood accents on each panel. Behind the grandstand the Hillsboro Courthouse is visible. To the right of the image is a white house with a gabled roof. The field is grassy, and trees are in the background are in full leaf.
A men's band poses for a picture outside of a building. Band members wear plain dark suits over white shirts with either bow or straight ties, and all have short hair with newsboy caps, fedoras, bowlers, or other felt, brimmed hats. All instruments other than three drums are brass. The man in the lower right of the picture holds a conductor's baton. The bass drum in the center of the group reads 'Orenco Military Band.'
Portrait of band members, all men, in uniform, standing on a grassy yard in front of a brick wall with arched windows set in decorative stone frames. Their uniforms are dark, long-sleeved, with light stripes down the pants' legs and with five braided frog fasteners across the front, as well as decorative braid on the sleeves. Instruments are mostly brass, trumpets, tubas, trombones, cornets, etc, with two drums (bass and snare) and a clarinet and a flute. In the background, a small boy leans against the foundation of the building. Photo is on dark cardstock, with '[Chure]hley & Hargrave, headquarters Kelso, Washington' printed on the bottom. 'Hillsboro Band 1895' is printed in black ink across the top of the cardstock, and 'Hillsboro Band' is written in pencil in cursive on the bottom.
Portrait of band members, all men, in uniform taken indoors. Six members seated in front with seven standing behind. Band members hold a variety of brass instruments, trumpets, trombones, baritones, and two wind instruments. One man holds a snare drum. Uniforms are dark and plain, long-sleeved and buttoned to the neck with a white collar visible, and conductor style hats. All the men have short hair. Bass drum in front of group says, 'Hillsboro Band.' In white in print on photo says, 'July 4, '07. Pope's Photo.'
A group of women and one man pose in a studio. Two are seated in front, six sit in chairs, and another six stand in back with a man. All but two hold brass instruments: tubas, trumpets, baritones, etc. A bass drum sits to the left and a snare drum to the right of the two women in front of the group. All the women wear white, high-necked, long sleeved shirts with puffed sleeves and front pleats, tucked into dark, full-length skirts, and either a bow or a long tie. Their hair is up, some drawn back from a center part, others in a full pompadour style. The man pictured in the middle of the back row wears a dark suit with a rigid collar and a tie, and has a well-groomed mustache. Oval photo pasted on dark heavy cardstock. On the bottom of the image in black ink is written 'Pope S. Bennett, Hillsboro, OR, 1902' with a flourishing underscore. 'Pope S. Bennett, Hillsboro, Or' is also printed in white on the lower right corner of the mat.
A Band playing musical instruments outside the Southern Pacific train station in Forest Grove. The band members are dressed in World War 1 style uniforms, complete with campaign hats. The train station is on the corner of 19th Avenue and Main Street. This is the east end of the train station that faces Main street. A Red Line electric train is in the background, behind the band and train station. On the street there are two automobiles and a wagon loaded with milk cans. The street is paved with a curb and a sidewalk is also visible.
Group photo of the Bank's town band, The Comets. They formed in 1908 with nineteen musicians, who played at various venues and neighboring towns. The men is this photo, left to right, are: Charles Barrett, Henry Dooley, Mike Schramel, Frank Vandermolen, Charles Dodson, Toralv M. Engen, Fred Schlegel, Bill Vandermolen, Jake Vandermolen, Bill Walker, Bert Vandermolen, John Kesller, Chet Roberts, Charles Rieling, Clay Dooley, John Wunderlich, Wm Otto Galloway, and Joe Smith. Their instructor was Julius Franklin Peerenboom.
