51.16
Print, Photographic
1900 Approximate
New Richland Band and Waldorf Band and Fire Departments and Dignitaries. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2 x 11". Description: sepia photo showing the Waldorf Town Band and the New Richland Town Band posed standing with their instruments; standing and seated on a curb in front are men in business suits, white shirts and wearing military style hats and some with ribbons on their coats; the background appears to be store fronts with windows reflecting United States flags decorating the streets for some patriotic occasion. The tuba player with the mustache is identified as Wilhelm Engel, great-grandfather of the donor; the trombone player, seventh from the left in the first row of the band is identified as Henry Engel, grandfather of the donor.
Genealogy: Kathryn Engel, daughter of Ervin Engel, granddaughter of Henry Engel, great-granddaughter of Wilhelm Engel.