Keywords: Accordions
Item 6449
Music Around the Wood Stove, Parsonsfield, ca. 1899
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1899 Location: Parsonsfield Media: Glass Negative
Item 104610
Accordion and banjo players, ca. 1940
Do you know who these people are and where this was taken?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1940 Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Exhibit
Music in Maine - Country Music
"… photograph includes, left to right: Edgar Ruby on accordion, Don Doane Sr. on guitar, an unnamed person, William Abdoul “Shorty” Freeman on fiddle…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play
"… but many people could also play a guitar, an accordion or a fiddle. Music, including singing, provided family entertainment and fostered…"
