Barnard Family Orchestra, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1906
| Description: |
Postcard promoting The Barnard Family Orchestra, circa 1906. The family band consisted of Mr. Elwood Barnard, his wife Ola (Gordon) Barnard, and their five children: Ethel, Olive, Helen, Anna and Robert.The family lived in Eden (Hancock County), Indiana, but the parents nurtured the musical talents of the children with frequent lesssons in Indianapolis. Being musical themselves, a family band was orchestrated and they gave their first performance at a chirch in Eden on December 13, 1901. Two years later, the family moved to Indianapolis and began performing regular as a musical act with tours that crossed the country several times. The band broke up in 1915, however, as the children grew up and married. |
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| Origin: | 1906, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/0C91862E-2622-4255-8C0B-315940408520 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Evan Finch Collection Families Musicians Bands Indianapolis (Ind.) Marion County (Ind.) |
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