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A conductor of the WVU marching band on a stand conducts the band: a composite picture--an image of brass instrument is overlaid.

25. WVU Marching Band Conductor, West Virginia University

'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.'

26. Keith Simmons Performing on a Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.

'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.'

27. Mr. Bryant Playing Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.

'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.'

28. Patrick Gainer Playing Dulcimer at Glenville Folk Festival, Glenville, W.Va.

A photograph collected by West Virginian H. E. Methany documenting the dulcimer's place in world culture.

29. Chinese-style Yangchin Instrument,Tibetan Music, Dance and Drama Society, Dharamsala, Tibet

30. Norman Zumbach Playing Fiddle, Helvetia W. Va.

Norman Zumbach in the 'living room' of his trailer house / gun shop.

31. Norman Zumbach Playing the Fiddle, Helvetia W. Va.

A portrait of a couple with children and extended family members; a male and a female are shown holding a banjo and a guitar.

32. Family Portrait, Helvetia, W. Va.

One woman is holding a guitar.

33. Three Women and a Girl, Helvetia, W. Va.

A portrait of a young man and two young women; one of women poses with a banjo.

34. Portrait of Young Adults, Helvetia, W. Va.

Looking at the building from across the street. Originally built in 1894, it was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt in 1935.

35. Colonel Parker's Opera House, Hinton, W. Va.

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.

36. Group of Men Holding Wheeling Flags Standing Outside of Wheeling Corrugating Co. Tent at National Cornhusking Championship, Marshall, MO