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c1905, William Joseph Styles at left leading the band, older man yet unknown, then L-R in back probably wife Sarah and daughters Mary and Anna, son Harry; L-R in front William, John, Louis (youngest)
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William J Styles (Thomas J Styles’ father, and Helene's grandfather), cornetist and bandleader, in full regalia, 1905
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Item mentioning William J Styles formerly working with John Philip Sousa's Band, Asbury Park Press, Oct. 31, 1905
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William J Styles "heartily encored" for his playing (last paragraph), The Montclair Times, Jul. 31, 1909
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Marie Chabaud (left, in farm duds) with Josephine Geoffroy Chabaud (Marie Chabaud's mother) (and grandchildren?) c1910, Hillside Farm, Colchester, CT
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c1910. L-R John A Styles, William Joseph Styles, Harry "Hal" Styles, Sarah Kramer Styles, man in back yet unknown, Louis Styles (young boy), woman in back yet unknown, William John "Bill" Styles (with hat), older man yet unknown (Sarah's father?).
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Marie Chabaud article - sailing on La Lorraine to Paris - would meet her future husband, Thomas J Styles there
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Quite a story - William J Styles' cornet playing on a NY state mountaintop one evening in 1909 enchants a French Count and his wife, leading to a friendship and a family trip to a chateau in France.
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L-R: Count Falkenberg, Sarah Kramer Styles (2nd wife of William), Louis Styles (son of William and Sarah), William J Styles, Thomas J Styles, Mrs. Falkenberg, June 1913, Château Gontier, Mayenne, France (see previous photo)
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Thomas J Styles, Oct 1913. "Photo taken Oct. 1913 for campaign placards - Candidate of Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party for Supervisor - Westchester County, N.Y. from 7th Ward, Yonkers. Aged 26."
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First page of a letter from Marie Chabaud in Germany to Thomas Styles in New York City, Jan 1914
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First page of a letter from Thomas Styles in New York City to Marie Chabaud in Europe, Jan 1914
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Jan 1914, Marie Chabaud (left) and her friend Miss Laustra, aboard the President Grant (disembarking from Hamburg, Germany), setting sail for the U.S.
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Jan 1914, aboard the President Grant, setting sail for the U.S. Marie holding the U.S. flag, and her friend in center in white hat
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Jan 1914, aboard the President Grant, Marie at left. Sign in German reads Caution, Restricted
