Keith Simmons Performing on a Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.
Description:
'Keith Simmons performing an old song variously titled 'The Devil's Quickstep,' and 'Old Aunt Jenny with the Nightcap On.' The instrument, a true dulcimer, is a family heirloom which was damaged during a Civil War skirmish. Simmons plays it with two mallets made of wool yarn wrapped on corset staies.'
Mr. Bryant Playing Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.
Description:
'Mr. H.B. Bryant, Canvas (Nicholas County). Mr. Bryant is playing the 'dulcimer' which he made. He makes an excellent instrument and sells it for $12.50. It is actually a rebec, an oriental instrument which was brought to England during the Crusades.'
Patrick Gainer Playing Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.
Description:
'Patrick Gainer, noted authority on folk culture, originator and master of ceremonies for the Glenville Folk Festival, plays 'Sugar in the Gourd,' a sprightly piece he heard frequently as a child. The instrument, a variation of the ancient rebec, was hand crafted for Gainer by a mountain friend.'
Group of Men Holding Wheeling Flags Standing Outside of Wheeling Corrugating Co. Tent at National Cornhusking Championship, Marshall, MO
Date:
1937
Description:
The Rhythm Rangers were radio stars on the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast, which was created in 1936 by Wheeling Steel Corporation advertising executive John L. Grimes. The radio broadcast was ran and operated by company employees and family members, the first of it's kind to utilize this model. This free, live performance, at the National Cornhusking Championship in Marshall, Missouri was a way to advertise the broadcast to a broader audience as well as to promote their products to farmers in the area.