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[Graduates Posing Outside of Paul Quinn College]

Description: Photograph of a group of graduates posing for a picture outside of Paul Quinn African Episcopal Methodist College, a private, historically black Methodist college in Waco. The graduates wear dark-colored robes with matching mortarboards. Two individuals in suits hold flags on either side of the graduates.
Date: 1946
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966

Description: Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.
Date: August 28, 1968
Creator: Brent, Warren Sidney & Kirk, Irene Collins
Partner: Mount Horeb Baptist Church Library

[Children Preparing the Pledge of Allegiance]

Description: Photograph of a group of children preparing to recite the pledge of allegiance. On the right, there is a small girl holding up the American flag for the girls standing in a straight line. In front of the stage, there are young boys sitting in chairs while praying. Behind one of the boys, there's a woman also praying. On the left side of the stage a woman sits at the piano. Behind the woman at the piano, there is a group of girls preparing to sing. Taking center stage, there's a group of very yo… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[David Newman Playing a Flute]

Description: Photograph of David "Fathead" Newman seated on a stool and playing a metal flute, in front of a partially-visible musician playing drums on a raised platform. Newman is wearing white slacks, a teal shirt, and a colorful skullcap, playing with his eyes closed. They are in a room that has a patterned carpet, playing in front of a large window with yellow and white curtains.
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[David Newman Posing with Woman]

Description: Photograph of David "Fathead" Newman posing with his arm around an unidentified woman, standing at left. Newman is wearing white slacks with a teal shirt and colorful skullcap and has a saxophone on a cord around his neck; he is looking toward the left side of the image. The woman is wearing a white dress with a brown floral pattern and matching sweater, facing the camera. Other people and a drum set are partially visible behind them.
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Kids Playing Instruments at Summer Program]

Description: Photograph of three unidentified children playing instruments during the South Dallas Cultural Center Summer Program. Two of the children are playing hand drums that appear to be djembes and another child is partially visible in front of them, at the bottom of the image, who appears to be holding something up. They are seated in wooden chairs with fabric backs and other stacked chairs and stairs are visible behind them.
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Portrait of an African American Woman]

Description: Photograph of an African American woman with the last name Allen. She poses in a light-colored blouse with a scarf and a gingham skirt. Her right hand is tucked in her pocket and her left arm is resting on a doorframe. This photo is from the estate of T. B. Wilson in Waco.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Margie]

Description: Photograph of Margie, an African American woman, posing for a portrait. She wears her hair in ringlets gathered at the back of her head. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with a light-colored bow tied at her collar. A handwritten message on the back of the card reads "Your friend ever."
Date: unknown
Creator: Buckmyer
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Quamon Fowler and Ensemble]

Description: Photograph of four musicians playing in an unidentified room, including Quamon Fowler (right) who is playing a saxophone with an engraved bell. At left, an unidentified man is playing a trumpet and a man behind him is playing an upright string bass; a man seated at a drum set is partially visible behind Fowler. There is a microphone pointed toward the saxophone and a music stand in front of the trumpeter, with a mute on the floor next to it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Quamon Fowler from Below]

Description: Photograph of Quamon Fowler playing a saxophone that has decorative engravings on the bell, viewed from below and visible from the waist up. he is wearing a yellow suit jacket and has his eyes closed. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month" and "Quamon Fowler."
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Quamon Fowler Performing with Bassist]

Description: Photograph of musician Quamon Fowler playing a saxophone that has decorative engravings on the bell. He is wearing dark-colored striped slacks with a long-sleeved white shirt and a necktie with an art pattern. There is a drum set partially visible behind him at the right side of the image and another man is partially visible in the background, playing an upright string bass. Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month" and "Quamon Fowler."
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Quamon Fowler Playing Saxophone]

Description: Photograph of Quamon Fowler playing a saxophone, standing with his eyes closed and his shoulders hunched. He is wearing a dark-colored suit, visible from the knees up and is standing on a stage area in front of a gray acoustic panel. A chair and other items are partially visible at right and a woman's legs are visible at the lower-left part of the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
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