Title

Band Shell at City Park, Glenwood, Minn.

Creation Date

July 12 1932
1932

Description

A postcard photograph of a concert at the Glenwood City Park Band Shell, 12 June 1932, A day long music festival was advertised with over 200 musicians from neighboring towns. The event was organized by the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce noting there would be "no judging, no prizes and no admission." The guest director at the podium was Major George W. Landers of Des Moines, Iowa.

This postcard is addressed to Mrs. Chas Christopherson of Garfeild, MN. Most of the letter is illegible from smudge marks. It dates July 11, 1932. It isn't signed. A note attached to a poster of this same image gives some names associated with the image, but there are more people in each row than are named on the list. Row 1: Sam Sprague, Arthur Olson, Chester Kaldahl, George Leago, George Mithum, Orin Flom, Willard Eakle Row 2: Julius Haugen, Jason Yoggy, Lyle Schluter, Arthur Johnson, William Lofsted, Justin Alfson, Loel Yoggy, Clinton Overson, Irving Ronning, Abner Wollan Row 3: Dick Eide, Leonard Flom, Chester Pederson, Harold Johnson, Noel Johnson, Lowell Fox, Bill Gandrud, Eddie Kaldahl Row 4: ?, Maurice Haugen, ? , Blanche Merrill, Lila Ettesvold, Erick Solvie, Hector McLean, E. E. Kaldahl, Bill Bogie Row 5: Bob Bergum, Jake Roll, Eugene Sather, Carl Ettesvold, Selmer Loftedt, Edwin Torgerson (Happy), Clinton Torguson, Oliver Moe, Bernard Linnevold Row 6: Alfred Torguson, John Ostrom, George Fox, Paul Engebreston, -- O'Rourke, Lawrence Stoltz, Maurice Ettesvold, Donald Fralick, Cornie Wollan, John Torguson. Arnold Opdahl is the saxophone player in the white shirt and necktie seated next to the empty chair in the upper left. Casper Johnshoy is standing on the right side, near the american flag. He is wearing a dark suit.