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Goose Island Ramblers
1972
The Goose Island Ramblers performing at Johnny's Packers Inn. Their instruments include accordions, guitar, and a fiddle. Tommy McDermott sits in on a button accordion.
Goose Island Ramblers
Original Goose Island Ramblers posing with their instruments. (Left-right) "Stubby" Stuvatraa, Wendell "Wendy" Whitford, Alvin "Salty" Haugen and Vern Minor.
The Hoedowners, A Country Western Trio
1950
The Hoedowners, a country western trio consisting of Wendell "Wendy" Whitford, fiddleplayer; Donna Jean Lundeberg, piano accordian; and Vern Minor, guitar, playing each other's instruments.
Musical Group at Louisiana State Fair
1946
A musical group comprised of men playing guitars, fiddles, an accordion, and a string bass perform on stage at the Louisiana State Fair.
Musical Men in Blue
October 25, 1967
Two uniformed police officers stand in front of microphones, one holding a guitar and one holding an accordion. One officer's shoulder has a badge that says "Police, City of Milwaukee." Caption rea...
Alvin "Scotty" Hogan With Musical Instruments
Studio portrait of musician Alvin "Scotty" Hogan posing with an upright bass guitar, a guitar, a banjo, a mandolin, a lap steel guitar, and a jug.
