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"Anne and Mark playing at our home when David and Barbara [Breeden] visited us", 1982 July 15-17. "Tape made from old recordings at a family reunion at our Wich. [Falls] home; also F.W.," 1951

Description: Recording of Leon Breeden speaking at his home in Wichita Falls, Texas about a 9-inch vinyl record and a 45 rpm that his family created at a family reunion in 1944. Family members include Grandmother Breeden, a child named Vicky, Bonnie, and Georgia May. Music plays in the background of this 1944 recording. There's also a recording of two children, Anne and Mark, playing at Leon Breeden's home when David and Barbara Breeden visited Leon Breeden.
Date: {1944-11-03,1951-11-25}
Duration: 58 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Breeden, Leon
Partner: UNT Music Library

[Boats upon a wide river]

Description: Photograph of boats upon a river. The river runs from the image's foreground and into the distance. At the center of the image, an individual sits upon a raft, possibly a kayak or a canoe. On the left, there are two individuals upon a boat covered with a canopy. An additional vessel is partially visible further along the right-hand side of the waterway. The landscape on either edge of the river slightly inclines, and is densely covered with trees and vegetation. This photograph was taken by Vic… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Building atop a mountainous landscape]

Description: Photograph of a building atop a mountainous, tree-covered landscape. The building is possibly the Hotel de la Borda in Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero, Mexico. There are additional, smaller buildings to its right above a particularly steep and rocky area of the mountainside. The terrain upon the mountain is densely covered with vegetation. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings atop a mountainous landscape]

Description: Photograph of buildings atop a mountainous, tree-covered landscape. At the top of a hill in the distance is a multistory building, possibly the Hotel de la Borda in Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero, Mexico. There are additional buildings situated beneath it upon a particularly steep and rocky area of the mountainside. Several more buildings run along the top of the landscape to the right. The number 551 is printed on the photograph's backside. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during hi… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings atop a mountainous landscape]

Description: Photograph of buildings atop a mountainous, tree-covered landscape. At the top of a hill in the distance is a multistory building, possibly the Hotel de la Borda in Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero, Mexico. There are additional buildings situated beneath it upon a particularly steep and rocky area of the mountainside. Several more buildings run along the top of the landscape to the right. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North, Cent… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings atop a mountainous, tree-covered landscape]

Description: Photograph of buildings upon a mountainous, tree-covered landscape. At the top of a hill on the left is a multistory building, possibly the Hotel de la Borda in Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero, Mexico. There are additional buildings situated beneath it upon a particularly steep and rocky area of the mountainside. Several more buildings run along the top of the landscape to the right. The number 551 is printed sideways on the right of the photograph's backside. This photograph was taken by Victor O… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings atop a mountainous, tree-covered landscape]

Description: Photograph of buildings upon a mountainous, tree-covered landscape. At the top of a hill on the left is a multistory building, possibly the Hotel de la Borda in Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero, Mexico. There are additional buildings situated beneath it upon a particularly steep and rocky area of the mountainside. Several more buildings run along the top of the landscape to the right. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central,… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings on the hillside in Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico]

Description: Photograph of buildings on a hillside in Taxco de Alarcón within Guerrero, Mexico. The Hotel de la Borda sits in the upper left and is partially concealed behind trees. An abundance of vegetation populates the hill below, as well as the landscape in the distance. In the lower left, two small buildings sit side-by-side among the shrubbery. Mountains run along the horizon in the background. The number 551 is printed on the photograph's backside. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim durin… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings upon a mountainous landscape]

Description: Photograph of buildings upon a mountainous, tree-covered landscape. At the top of a hill on the left is a multistory building, possibly the Hotel de la Borda in Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero, Mexico. There are additional buildings situated beneath it upon a particularly rocky area of the mountainside. Several more buildings run along the top of the landscape to the right. In the lower right corner, there are rooftops of buildings encircled by dense forestry. This photograph was taken by Victor O… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings upon a shrubby hillside]

Description: Photograph of buildings upon a plant-covered hillside. The foreground is densely populated with small plants and shrubbery. In the distance, a stone structure with several arches sits at the image's center. Smaller buildings are situated to its lower left among several trees. There is a shrub-covered hill in the distance, and a mountain runs along the horizon. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American r… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings upon a tree-covered mountainside]

Description: Photograph of buildings upon a mountainous, tree-covered landscape. A rocky roadside or pathway runs along the lower left foreground of the image. At the top of a hill in the distance is a multistory building, possibly the Hotel de la Borda in Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero, Mexico. There are additional buildings situated beneath it upon a particularly rocky area of the mountainside. Several more buildings run along the top of the landscape to the right, and a few are scattered among the dense fo… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bushes and shrubbery beneath a cloudy sky]

Description: Photograph of bushes and other shrubbery beneath a cloudy sky. The plants run across the landscape and vary in height. On the photograph's reverse side is a handwritten symbol resembling an ampersand or the number "8". The image was printed on Leonar photography paper. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the south and South American regions.
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cathedral of San Bernardino de Siena in Xochimilco, Mexico City]

Description: Photograph of San Bernardino de Siena Church in the borough of Xochimilco within Mexico City. The facade of the church features an elaborately decorated entryway, as well as a small, rounded window at its upper center. The top of the facade features an arched structure fixed above a clock; there are four small spires posted on either side of the structure. Directly behind is a dome topped with a cross. To the right, a flying buttress connects the facade to an extended, shorter part of the build… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cathedral of San Bernardino de Siena in Xochimilco, Mexico City]

Description: Photograph of San Bernardino de Siena Church in the borough of Xochimilco within Mexico City. The facade of the church features an elaborately decorated entryway, as well as a small, rounded window at its upper center. The top of the facade features an arched structure fixed above a clock; there are four small spires posted on either side of the structure. Directly behind is a dome topped with a cross. To the right, a flying buttress connects the facade to an extended, shorter part of the build… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cliff on the side of a mountain]

Description: Photograph of a cliff on the side of a mountain. Near the foreground, the landscape slopes downward from the left and is densely populated with vegetation. The cliffside at the image's center is rocky and covered in shrubbery. Peaks and ridges of mountains run across the distance. The number 551 is printed sideways on the right of the photograph's backside. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regi… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cliff on the side of a mountain]

Description: Photograph of a cliff on the side of a mountain. Near the foreground, the landscape slopes downward from the left and is densely populated with vegetation. The cliffside at the image's center is rocky and covered in shrubbery. Peaks and ridges of mountains run across the distance. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cobblestone street running through a town]

Description: Photograph of a cobblestone street running through a town. The roofs of the surrounding buildings are constructed with terracotta tiles. On the left, there is a stone wall leading up to a building with faded words on its exterior. One man leans on the stone wall while the man beside him sits upon it. Two additional men walk down the cobblestone path. A few tall trees stand beside a building at the image's center, and the tops of mountains or hills peek over the rooftop on the right. The number … more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cobblestone street running through a town]

Description: Photograph of a cobblestone street running through a town. The roofs of the surrounding buildings are constructed with terracotta tiles. On the left, there is a stone wall leading up to a building with faded words on its exterior. One man leans on the stone wall while the man beside him sits upon it. Two additional men walk down the cobblestone path. A few tall trees stand beside a building at the image's center, and the tops of mountains or hills peek over the rooftop on the right. This photog… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Cowtown, USA - 1998 October 12

Description: Recording of Leon Breeden's "Cowtown, USA." This recording begins with a radio broadcast of the Texas Christian University Wind Symphony performing "Cowtown, USA" when Breeden was bandmaster of the Texas Christian University Wind Symphony. This first performance is assumed to be recorded from an older broadcast (1948) and potentially the premiere performance of "Cowtown, USA." The second performance is from October 12, 1998 and is the Texas Christian University Wind Symphony performing "Cowtown… more
Date: {1948,1998-10-12}
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Breeden, Leon
Partner: UNT Music Library

[Fields and vegetation upon a mountainous landscape]

Description: Photograph of fields and vegetation upon a mountainous landscape. The hill on the left side of the image is populated with shrubs and trees, and slopes downward into the lower landscape. On the right, there are several fields with textures that indicate possible agricultural use. Hills or mountaintops are faintly visible on the horizon. The number 551 is printed on the top left corner of the photograph's backside. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist a… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Fields and vegetation upon a mountainous landscape]

Description: Photograph of fields and vegetation upon a mountainous landscape. The hill on the left side of the image is populated with shrubs and trees, and slopes downward into the lower landscape. On the right, there are several fields with textures that indicate possible agricultural use. The landscape in the distance is rougher and rockier, and hills or mountaintops are faintly visible on the horizon. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the No… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Four women upon a cobblestone road]

Description: Photograph of four women standing upon a cobblestone road. They all wear hats, heeled shoes, and skirts or dresses. The roofs of the surrounding buildings are constructed with terracotta tiles. On the left, there is a stone wall leading up to a building with faded words on its exterior. A few tall trees stand beside a building at the image's center. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North, Central, and South American regions.
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hills covered in shrubbery]

Description: Photograph of mountainsides covered in trees and shrubbery. The foliage in the foreground of the image is out of focus, possibly due to motion blur. The hills closest to the foreground on either side of the image are covered in vegetation and slope downward towards one another. Two additional shrubby hills sit at the image's center, and mountains crossing the landscape in the far-off distance are barely visible. The number 551 is printed upside-down at the bottom of the photograph's backside. T… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hills covered in shrubbery]

Description: Photograph of mountainsides covered in trees and shrubbery. The foliage in the foreground of the image is out of focus, possibly due to motion blur. The hills closest to the foreground on either side of the image are covered in vegetation and slope downward towards one another. Two additional shrubby hills sit at the image's center, and mountains cross the landscape in the far-off distance. This photograph was taken by Victor Oppenheim during his travels as a geologist and explorer in the North… more
Date: 193X/1947
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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