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[Moog synthesizer in a recording studio]

Photograph of a Moog synthesizer in a recording studio at North Texas State University.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Keyboard for Writing Machines.

Patent for improved keyboards for writing machines "having its keys so arranged that the fingers of the operator may rest upon the keyboard in an easy and natural manner, the keys being so disposed with relation to each other that the fingers of the operator may reach all of them with the least possible strain or exertion" (lines 16-22). This improvement allows the operator to work at maximum speed and efficiency.

Date: April 17, 1917

Creator: Edwards, Alrah B. & Russell, Frank K.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Piano

Patent for an improved upright piano that eliminates the need to cut away a portion of the treble soundboard bridge, with illustrations.

Date: January 6, 1903

Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Typewriter-Desk.

Patent for typewriter desk which has a compartment with a moveable platform. The platform supports a typewriter, and is "capable of being raised and lowered within the desk so as to position the typewriter for use or non-use as desired". The compartment has a lid, which when in closed position, provides an even writing or resting surface.

Date: April 26, 1921

Creator: Beard, Margurite E.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Ras Tumba, Ras Kumba, and Ras Trabal onstage]

Photograph of lead vocalist Ras Tumba, guitarist Ras Kumba, and keyboardist Ras Trabal onstage at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre inside the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. This photograph was taken at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Date: March 7, 2003

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: Typewriters]

B-roll video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: February 10, 1975

Duration: 5 minutes 07 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Medium shot of unknown keyboard player onstage with bandmates]

Photograph of an unknown keyboard player playing a Roland keyboard taken at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Date: March 7, 2003

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Computer on desk in the MC offices]

A photograph of a computer on the front desk in the offices of UNT's Multicultural Center. The entrance to the offices and waiting chairs are visible past the computer.

Date: May 3, 2016

Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 33.210659 -97.147261

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Wait-list computer in the MC offices]

A photograph of a computer on the front desk in the offices of UNT's Multicultural Center. It is for student visitors to sign in and make appointments. There is an instructional sign and a card scanner on the desk.

Date: May 3, 2016

Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 33.210659 -97.147261

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Key-Board Attachment for Pianos.

Patent for a new keyboard attachment as educational aid for "pianos, organs &c. and has for its object to simplify the reading of music" (lines 9-11) including instructions and illustrations.

Date: February 12, 1889

Creator: Osborn, Enoch L. S.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Method of Marking the Keys of Key-Boards for Musical Instruments

Patent for "a system of musical notation in which the several notes or note-symbols are shaped so as to approximate in appearance the shape of the letters from which they derive their appellations" (lines 37-41) especially in relation to piano-fortes, organs, and keyed instruments and in teaching music, including instructions and illustrations.

Date: June 29, 1880

Creator: Black, Jane B. D.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Several members of an unknown reggae band performing onstage]

Photograph of an unknown vocalist in a tie dye shirt looking upward with an outstretched arm while singing. The vocalist is flanked by a keyboard player and a guitarist who are part of an unknown reggae band performing at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Date: March 7, 2003

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Children With Electric Keyboards]

Photograph of a group of six children and two adults holding electric keyboards. The two adults are identified on the back of the photo as "Madelain Funkhauser" and "Virginia Bareknan." The leftmost and rightmost sitting girls are identified on the back as "Dorthy Davis Green" and "[I]va Louise Trewitt."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Tarleton State University

[Bassist and keyboardist performing onstage]

Photograph of an unknown bassist and an unknown keyboardist playing with their reggae band at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Date: March 7, 2003

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: Keyboard]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Date: August 29, 2006

Duration: 44 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Russell Watjen Seated at Desk]

Portrait of Russell Watjen sitting at his desk at McMurry University. A blue floppy disk sits on top of the papers on his desk, and there is a computer keyboard to the left.

Date: December 1993

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: McMurry University Library

[Organ Keyboard from Right]

Photograph of the pipe organ keyboard console at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church including three manual keyboards, several series of horizontal drawknob stops, and pedals, viewed from the right.

Date: May 17, 2015

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.832734 -96.754554

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Organ Keyboard from Left]

Photograph of the pipe organ keyboard console at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church including three manual keyboards, several series of horizontal drawknob stops, and pedals, viewed from the left. A mirror is propped on top of the console, to the left of the music stand.

Date: May 17, 2015

Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.832734 -96.754554

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Device for Teaching Music

Patent for a music education device aimed toward children and basic music building blocks. It is designed to teach the positions of piano keyboard notes through the use of differently dressed and named puppets. These puppets can be adjusted to also introduce basic musical concepts like rests, rhythm, and time.

Date: April 20, 1920

Creator: Maxwell, Annie L.

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Close-up of keyboardist playing a Korg Triton]

Photograph of an unknown keyboard player playing a Korg Triton keyboard at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Date: March 7, 2003

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Unknown reggae band performing on club stage]

Photograph of an unknown reggae band performing a set onstage at the Reggae in the Caribbean event sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The backs of audience members' heads can be seen in the foreground of the photo.

Date: March 7, 2003

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Medium shot of keyboard player Bobby Sparks onstage]

Medium shot of jazz musician Bobby Sparks playing one of many keyboards, eyes looking upward and his right foot pressing a pedal. Bobby dons all black clothing, including leather pants, rectangular hoop earrings, and a metal necklace. Photograph taken at the Heart of Jazz: A Tribute to Nina Simone event featuring Miki Howard, Les McConn, and Angela Bofill, held in the Naomi Bruton Theatre in Dallas, Texas.

Date: February 14, 2004

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.774257 -96.797651

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Marcia Ball performs at Vicky G. Moerbe tribute concert]

Photograph of Marcia Ball performing at a tribute concert for Vicky G. Moerbe at Saxon Pub in Austin, TX. Ball can be seen standing behind a two-tiered keyboard, looking to the left of the camera and smiling.

Date: April 18, 2002

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.253540 -97.763579

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[John McFee and Guy Allison play instruments]

Photograph of John McFee (left) and Guy Allison (right) on stage during a Doobie Brothers concert on May 29, 2005. McFee can be seen playing guitar, looking over at Allison and smiling. Allison is looking down at the keyboard in front of him.

Date: May 29, 2005

Creator: Fromholz, Steven

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections