23.06.12

Postcard, Photographic

1915 Approximate

5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of a Janesville band, the Janesville City Band of about 20 members, musicians; posing outdoors on the steps of the Janesville Library; instruments visible are drums, clarinet, cornets, trumpets, trombones, tubas, fluglehorns, the bass drum; individuals are unidentified; duplicate Accession 39.02.3 Janesville Band.

A collection of 40 photographs donated by James Barber, Janesville, Minn.; all but one photograph were taken by his father, Benny C. Barber, also of Janesville; Bennie was the son of Permelia Pitman and George B. Barber; Permelia was the daughter of Leman Pitman and the sister of William Pitman. Janesville Band.