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

Description: 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.
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[Little girls practicing the piano]

Description: Photograph of seventeen (17) little girls, three (3) girls are seated to a piano each in the foreground, five (5) girls are seated at the grand piano on stage, two (2) girls are standing by music stands and the teacher is on the right side of the room.
Date: [1880..1957]
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[Two snake charmers playing the pungi]

Description: Photograph of two snake charmers, seated in the center of a market. The charmer on the right is playing the pungi, while three snakes can be seen slithering on the ground in front of him. The second individual is holding a leash to a small four-legged animal.
Date: [1880..1957]
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[Photograph of four men inside a tent]

Description: Photograph of four unidentified men sitting inside a large tent, the man on the farthest left is turned away from having his picture taken. The man in the center is standing against a wooden table and staring straight ahead. The two men on the right are seated on the bed, with the man on the farthest right holding onto a lute and playing a tune while the other man watches.
Date: [1880..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
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Music Band

Description: Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
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Music Band

Description: Copy negative of the Abilene Town Band of the 1880s. The men are sitting and standing, holding their instruments. From left to right they are T. A. Lipps, Pete Kauffman, Adolph Heyck, Dave Kauffman, J. T. Tarpley, Will Woodward, Turner Lesslie, and Wilson. Printed below is a paragraph about the band.
Date: 1880~
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Key-Board Attachment for Pianos.

Description: 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.
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Finger-Exercising Machine.

Description: Patent for a finger-exercising machine that is meant to improve the finger strength and flexibility of musicians. "A cylinder provided with friction-rollers imparts motion to a set of keys upon which the fingers are placed; and the object of [the invention] is to impart flexibility to the fingers, and to overcome the otherwise difficult motion" (lines 11-16).
Date: September 14, 1880
Creator: Becker, Francis L.
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