Call NumberZ-1896CreatorDean, Frank E., 1864-1947Date1890SummaryStudio portrait of the members of the Gunnison Cornet Band from Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Band members wear long trousers with a side stripe, jackets decorated with braid trim, and kepi hats. The men hold cornets, tubas, trumpets, a clarinet and a euphonium. Two men kneel between drums. Identification includes left to right: William Coombs, J.J. Williams, 'Dow' Smith, William Grafflin, Lark Young. W.H. (Henry) Corum, Leon Gavette, Charles Meyer, Ellis Lore, Charles Adams, Ellis Butterfass, Charles Williams, Albert Potter, and J.P. Piper.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 26 x 34 cm (10 x 13 in.) on mat board.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBands--Colorado--GunnisonBrass instrumentsDrumsMusicians--Colorado--GunnisonCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711001896Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotographic printsNotesCondition: soiled, trimmed, edges worn, tape residue. Title inked on front of photoprint. A typewritten note attached to the print reads: "Gunnison Cornet Band. Champions of 1890 Contest. Left to right: Wm Coombs, J J Williams, 'Dow' Smith, Wm. Grafflin, Lark Young. W.H. (Henry) Corum, Leon Gavette, Chas. Meyer, Ellis Lore, Chas. Adams, Ellis Butterfass, Chas. Williams, Albert Potter, J.P. Piper."; R7110018967
Dean, Frank E., 1864-1947, Gunnison Cornet Band, Champions of Gunnison, Co., 1890 (1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/06/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1101429
