The Terrible Silver Cornet Band, of Brownsville, Jefferson County, Colorado, was named after the Terrible mine. Men in suits and stovepipe hats pose holding a bass drum, a snare drum, bass and treble cornets, and trombones. A frame storefront in the background has paned windows, wooden entablature and "Recorder" over the door reading. An adjacent house has jigsawn, gingerbread eaves.
Date
[between 1871 and 1879]
Notes
Formerly F7182.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: 1,2 Wm Clair Jr. (?) 3,4,5,6 Jerry Kirtley, 7, 8 Billy Reynolds, 9 Dan Roberts, 10, 11, 12, 13 Bill Thomas, 14, Billy Clair Sr. Barten Register Ap '72. Stephen Thomas, leader, Dec 1871. Thos Woodley 10 x 12 (illegible).; Hand-written on front of photoprint: Terrible Silver Cornet Band Organized Sept 1871.; Numbers are hand-written on photoprint for identification.; Photonegative is masked with paint.; Photoprint is mounted on matboard with gold printed filigree.; Title hand-written on front of photoprint.; R7100072383
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 15 x 20 cm. (6 x 8 in.)
Subject
Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Brownsville--1870-1880.
Source
Source: Randall, Georgetown.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
