Musicians posing with Shaker Chimes, Middlebury, Indiana, circa 1905
| Description: |
Men wearing band uniforms pose behind a set of musical chimes on a stand. The novelty instrument, known as Shaker Chimes, Organ Chimes, or Aluminum Chimes was invented by J. C. Deagan around 1900.Written on the back of the copy print is #139 Neg - From the Middlebury IN Public Library Historical Section / Musical Chimes L.Schrock, Dan Albert, and Amos Freeland. The men are likely Middlebury residents , Leslie G. Schrock (1888-1975), Daniel W. Albert (1881-1931), and Amos J. Freeland (1887-1972). Schrock was listed as a piano tuner in the 1910 Middlebury census. |
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| Origin: | 1905, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/982FD29F-86FF-44BF-B9F5-400409784594 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Middlebury, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Vernon Miller Collection Chimes (Bells) Musical instruments Middlebury (Ind.) Elkhart County (Ind.) |
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