Two Women with Guitars

Two Women with Guitars

The photograph shows two women with their guitars. They are wearing long black dresses and hats. The image was taken by the photographer Oscar C. Bernard. He was also a musician, inventor and businessman. He moved to El Paso in 1900 and opened a photography studio. He developed a stereopticon machine that combined sound with images projected on a screen. He died in 1961, with 100 years of age.

Area: Central / Downtown

Collection: Oscar C. Bernard Collection

Source: University of Texas at El Paso Library - Special Collections Department

Reference ID: PH047-199

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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