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Lathing a Cornet
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A man is working on a metal horn on a lathe. Several similar horns are stacked behind him. Caption reads: "A cornet slowly takes shape on a lathe at the Frank Holton & Co., Elkhorn. The firm manufactures 58 different musical horns. Howard Tess, a bell spinner for 28 years with the firm, is forming the nickel silver flare of the instrument."
April 7, 1960
Milwaukee journal
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W012BJQ
WHi 142141
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Elkhorn Cornet Band
1915
Outdoor group portrait of a band. The men are posing in their uniforms and are holding their instruments. A drum on the right has a sign that reads: "Elkhorn Cornet Band." A caption on the photogra...
Frank Holton & Co., Band Instruments
circa 1910-1919
View across field towards a factory where band instruments are manufactured. A water tower with "Holton Band Instruments" painted on it is in the background. Caption reads: "Frank Holton & Co., Ban...
Sunset Park, bounded by Devendorf, West Centralia, and Park Streets
12000490
Located in Elkhorn, Walworth County
Man with Civil War Horns
A man posing outdoors with musical horns, with notations: "E flat bass, B flat Baritone, B flat Tenor, E flat Alto, B flat Cornet, E flat 'Butterfly' Cornet".
Birchwood Cornet Band
March 25, 1905
Outdoor group portrait of a band, wearing their uniforms and holding their instruments. The band is posed on the lawn in front of the porch of a house, and a drum on the right has a sign that reads...
Lathe Operator
July 20, 1958
Close-up of a man checking part of a metal lathe with a caliper.
