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Saugatuck Brass Band, c1885

Photograph
Six horn players and two drummers, all wearing matching caps, pose in front of a bandstand that stood by the Republican Liberty Pole on the Saugatuck Village Green.
Saugatuck Brass Band, c1885 picture number 1
HM Silver Cornet Band.jpg 1.4MB 79 HM Silver Cornet Band tu.jpg 1.2MB BB-SaugatuckSilverCornetBand.jpg 442KB; from May Heath collection - Benton Kleeman, L. Brown [Lemnel?], Sam Smalley, Chris Zwemer, John Sovea, Bud McMeillon, Orin Southwell? cr1871072903; July 29, 1871 - Douglas gave to the Cornet Band $43.25 to assist in paying for new instruments, music, etc. The band lately received of S.A. Morrison, $5.00 in additional to the amount before presented them by him. BrassBand-cr1884052301.jpg Notice ran on front page of 23 May 1884 Commercial Record; The Saugatuck Brass Band was organized on Monday evening (19 May 1884), with C. Hopkins, band leader; F. Billings, manager; and S. Moreland, secretary and treasurer. The band is made up of the following names: Clarence Hopkins, trombone; Frank Billings, Eb cornet; Bent. Kleeman, Bb cornet; Frank Gteiner, Bb cornet; Lemnel Brown, alto; Chris Zwemer, alto; Stephen Moreland, tenor; Moses B. Nalsh, tenor; Arthur McMillan, tuba; Ira McMillan, snare drum; Joseph Richards, base drum. All members are requested to be on hand tomorrow [Saturday] night. [clipping found by James T. Faasen]

2023.10.298

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Smalley, Samuel P. 1861-1932Zwemer, Christian "Chris" Daniel 1866-1886Southwell, Oren F. 1856-1932Liberty Poles, SaugatuckKleeman, Benton F. 1869-1934Saugatuck Village Square/Green

This image was featured as History Mystery #29 with the solution: The band was the Silver Cornet Band and the photo was taken in the Saugatuck village square. Research by James T. Faasen uncovered a 1884 newspaper clipping (below) about the organization of Saugatuck Brass Band that included Chris Zwemer, suggesting the photo was taken between 1884 and December 1886, when Mr. Zwemer committed suicide. Sometimes this image is titled Saugatuck Silver Cornet Band

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These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.

11/02/2023

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