Austin Allison

[Ewing Boyd, Charley Naylor and Bud Thomas with instruments]

Three young men posed against a painted studio backdrop with a prop rock and grass. At left, a man in a light broad-brimmed hat and dark sack coat sits holding a violin upright by the neck, the bow across his knee. At centre, a man in a dark bowler and a patterned neck scarf stands leaning against the rock, holding a cornet by the valves, a watch chain at his waistcoat. At right, a moustached man in a pale hat sits with a guitar across his lap, one hand on the strings. Albumen or similar warm-toned print on a card mount with rounded corners; the mount is abraded at the corners and along the lower edge, with a pale stain at the left margin.
Verso: [Ewing Boyd, Charley Naylor and Bud Thomas with instruments]

Description

Three young men posed against a painted studio backdrop with a prop rock and grass. At left, a man in a light broad-brimmed hat and dark sack coat sits holding a violin upright by the neck, the bow across his knee. At centre, a man in a dark bowler and a patterned neck scarf stands leaning against the rock, holding a cornet by the valves, a watch chain at his waistcoat. At right, a moustached man in a pale hat sits with a guitar across his lap, one hand on the strings. Albumen or similar warm-toned print on a card mount with rounded corners; the mount is abraded at the corners and along the lower edge, with a pale stain at the left margin.

People

  • Ewing Boyd
    Supplied with the item; the source of the names is not recorded on the object.
  • Charles Naylor, 1870-1925
    Supplied with the item; source not recorded on the object.
  • Norphlet B. Thomas, 1870-1933
    Supplied with the item as "Bud Thomas". Identified with N. B. ("Bud") Thomas, named as a son of Benjamin Thomas on the verso of the Benjamin B. Thomas portrait - same nickname within a family group represented across this material, which is grounds for a link but not proof of one.

Inscriptions

  • verso · pencil
    Ewing Boyd - violinist Charley Naylor - cornetist suppose you know that other one Bud Thomas.
Control number
c.1.15.1
Format
cabinet card
Photographer
Unknown (attributed)
Date
Between 1890 and 1895Probable[1890-1895]

Evidence

  • No date on the object, but clothing style, the age of Bud Thomas, and other factors suggest a 1890 to 1895 time frame.
Collection
Thomas Family Photographs
IIIF manifest
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Also in the collections

Norphlet B. Thomas2 more

  • [Bud, Maud, and Len Thomas][1914-1918]
  • [Bud and John Thomas][1914-1918]

Rights

Public domain.

Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Unknown (attributed). [Ewing Boyd, Charley Naylor and Bud Thomas with instruments]. 1890–1895. Cabinet card. Control no. c.1.15.1. Thomas Family Photographs, collection of Austin Allison. https://austinlallison.com/collections/thomas-family/boyd-naylor-thomas-band.

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