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Group portrait of several men, women, and children, many holding instruments, pose outside "Assembly House".

1. Portrait of Unidentified Group Including Members of Rural West Virginia Band

IDNO:
038476
Title:
Portrait of Unidentified Group Including Members of Rural West Virginia Band
Description:
Group portrait of several men, women, and children, many holding instruments, pose outside "Assembly House".

2. Rev. Spero Lewisburg Concerto

IDNO:
047082
Title:
Rev. Spero Lewisburg Concerto
Date:
Undated
Young musicians perform behind the building. Subjects unidentified.

3. Concert at Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047416
Title:
Concert at Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
Young musicians perform behind the building. Subjects unidentified.
Two men stand by a microphone in the yard. Musicians are pictured with instruments seated behind music stands on the left. A small crowd can be seen in the background watching the event. Subjects unidentified.

4. Shriners at Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047417
Title:
Shriners at Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
Two men stand by a microphone in the yard. Musicians are pictured with instruments seated behind music stands on the left. A small crowd can be seen in the background watching the event. Subjects unidentified.
Four musicians in "hillbilly" attire play a variety of instruments, including a washboard (fat left) and a banjo (far right). Subjects unidentified.

5. Shriners at Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047418
Title:
Shriners at Courthouse Square, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1958
Description:
Four musicians in "hillbilly" attire play a variety of instruments, including a washboard (fat left) and a banjo (far right). Subjects unidentified.
Charles Lago is pictured on the far left playing the saxophone. The other musicians are unidentified.

6. Ambassadors Playing Inside Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047436
Title:
Ambassadors Playing Inside Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Charles Lago is pictured on the far left playing the saxophone. The other musicians are unidentified.
View from the audience, looking at a band comprised of young musicians outside Summers Memorial Building. Subjects unidentified.

7. Band Playing in Courthouse Park, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047439
Title:
Band Playing in Courthouse Park, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
View from the audience, looking at a band comprised of young musicians outside Summers Memorial Building. Subjects unidentified.
A band comprised of young musicians play outside Summers Memorial Building.

8. Band Playing in Courthouse Park, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047440
Title:
Band Playing in Courthouse Park, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
A band comprised of young musicians play outside Summers Memorial Building.
Two men shake hands while standing behind a microphone. To the left a band comprised of young musicians is pictured. Subjects unidentified.

9. Outside Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047441
Title:
Outside Summers Memorial Building, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Two men shake hands while standing behind a microphone. To the left a band comprised of young musicians is pictured. Subjects unidentified.
Young musicians play their instruments in the camp's pavilion. The man in the suit and tie is Irvin S. Maddy, the superintendent of Summers County schools.

10. 4-H Camp at Camp Summers, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
047471
Title:
4-H Camp at Camp Summers, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Young musicians play their instruments in the camp's pavilion. The man in the suit and tie is Irvin S. Maddy, the superintendent of Summers County schools.
The Rhythm Rangers were radio stars on the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast, which was created in 1936 by Wheeling Steel Corporation advertising executive John L. Grimes. The radio broadcast was ran and operated by company employees and family members, the first of it's kind to utilize this model. This free, live performance, at the National Cornhusking Championship in Marshall, Missouri was a way to advertise the broadcast to a broader audience as well as to promote their products to farmers in the area.

11. Crowd Outside of Wheeling Corrugating Co. Tent Listening to Rhythm Rangers Performance at National Cornhusking Championship, Marshall, MO

IDNO:
048494
Title:
Crowd Outside of Wheeling Corrugating Co. Tent Listening to Rhythm Rangers Performance at National Cornhusking Championship, Marshall, MO
Date:
1937
Description:
The Rhythm Rangers were radio stars on the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast, which was created in 1936 by Wheeling Steel Corporation advertising executive John L. Grimes. The radio broadcast was ran and operated by company employees and family members, the first of it's kind to utilize this model. This free, live performance, at the National Cornhusking Championship in Marshall, Missouri was a way to advertise the broadcast to a broader audience as well as to promote their products to farmers in the area.
The Rhythm Rangers were radio stars on the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast, which was created in 1936 by Wheeling Steel Corporation advertising executive John L. Grimes. The radio broadcast was ran and operated by company employees and family members, the first of it's kind to utilize this model. This free, live performance, at the National Cornhusking Championship in Marshall, Missouri was a way to advertise the broadcast to a broader audience as well as to promote their products to farmers in the area.

12. Crowd Outside of Wheeling Corrugating Co. Tent Listening to Rhythm Rangers Performance at National Cornhusking Championship, Marshall, MO

IDNO:
048496
Title:
Crowd Outside of Wheeling Corrugating Co. Tent Listening to Rhythm Rangers Performance at National Cornhusking Championship, Marshall, MO
Date:
1937
Description:
The Rhythm Rangers were radio stars on the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast, which was created in 1936 by Wheeling Steel Corporation advertising executive John L. Grimes. The radio broadcast was ran and operated by company employees and family members, the first of it's kind to utilize this model. This free, live performance, at the National Cornhusking Championship in Marshall, Missouri was a way to advertise the broadcast to a broader audience as well as to promote their products to farmers in the area.