Chicago Mandolin Club Picnic, Ilgair Park, IL, 1935

Chicago Mandolin Club Picnic, Ilgair Park, IL, 1935

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Erich O. Legner (bottom row, 3rd from right) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current events Upcoming EventsAtlanta Mandolin Orchestra in ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 7:00pm EDTSpring Celebration ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 8:00pm PDT - 10:00pm...
Chicago Mandolin Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Oct. 1940

Chicago Mandolin Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Oct. 1940

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Erich O. Legner (far right) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current events Upcoming EventsAtlanta Mandolin Orchestra in ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 7:00pm EDTSpring Celebration ConcertSat Apr 13 2019, 8:00pm PDT - 10:00pm PDTOregon Mandolin...
Unidentified Group

Unidentified Group

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past Editor: This photo is an eBay purchase. The seller called it a “vintage 1940’s photograph – mandolin orchestra – mandola, mandocello, mandolon” (received 4/2012) Search for: Annual ConventionNo current...
A Worker’s Union Mandolin Orchestra

A Worker’s Union Mandolin Orchestra

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past This photo is from a union newspaper in Chicago. I believe it was the ILGWU or Amalgamated Clothing Workers, but I’m not sure. The woman sitting lower right is my aunt, Edith Katzman, and I still have that mandolin. I played for a short...
Santa Lucia Mandolin & Guitar Club

Santa Lucia Mandolin & Guitar Club

Mandolin Orchestras of the Past The caption says: Kurt Whippler, Founder and Director #3393-2 In the picture margin: America’s Exposition, San Diego, California, May 29 – Nov. 11th, 1935 John Sirigo, Official Photographer The picture was taken from the...