A bass horn don't have to sound sweet,
As long as he keeps to the beat.
As long as he keeps to the beat.
But there's not much demand
For a man in a band,
Whose head don't connect with his feet.
For a man in a band,
Whose head don't connect with his feet.
This lanky helicon player seems to have marched to the beat of a different drummer. His instrument is a variety of tuba, of which the Sousaphone is the more familiar design in modern marching bands. His cap and the fancy embroidery on his uniform resemble those of circus bandsmen, but he could just as easily be a member of a town band. I would date this photograph style to about 1895 to 1905.
The photographer's name has lost its first letters and although it looks like Perkins Studio, the center initials are C_E_G . The location of the studio is Lonaconing, a small town in Allegany County in western Maryland's panhandle. In 1900 it had a population of 2,181. Today the population is only 1,214.
This is my contribution to Sepia Saturday
where there are never any bad photographs, only good stories.
where there are never any bad photographs, only good stories.
ZXC