Al Thorpe Orchestra performing at Napa State Hospital ca. 1938

Photograph

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Al Thorpe Orchestra performing at Napa State Hospital ca. 1938

Entry/Object ID

2014.2.181

Description

Black and white photograph of the Al Thorpe Orchestra performing in the social hall at Napa State Hospital ca. 1938. The backside of photograph reads: "Sept. 15, 1938 at State Hospital, Imola, Social Hall. Thorpe still playing in 1983". Orchestra members left to right: Al Thorpe, bottom row: Lowell Tate, "Chuck" Winter, Kenny Clark, Jack Cronhardt, "Jackie" Lytjen, Jimmy Brown. Top row: Dorman Jones, Hilary Helsley, Bob Walker and Eddie Zaro.

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

2014.2

Source or Donor

Various donors

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Made/Created

Artist

Berry and Sinclair

Date made

1938

Place

Location

Napa California

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Photograph, Cabinet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Concerts, Orchestras, Entertainers, Music, Musicians

Search Terms

Napa State Hospital, Social Halls, Concerts, Orchestras, Al Thorpe Orchestra, Entertainers, Music, Musicians, Tate, Lowell, Thorpe, Al, Jones, Dorman, Helsley, Hilary, Winter, Chuck, Walker, Bob, Clark, Kenny, Cronhardt, Jack, Zaro, Eddie, Lytjen, Jackie, Brown, Jimmy

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tate, Lowell

Person or Organization

Thorpe, Al

Person or Organization

Jones, Dorman

Person or Organization

Helsley, Hilary

Person or Organization

Winter, Chuck

Person or Organization

Walker, Bob

Person or Organization

Clark, Kenny

Person or Organization

Cronhardt, Jack

Person or Organization

Zaro, Eddie

Person or Organization

Lytjen, Jackie

Person or Organization

Brown, Jimmy

Create Date

May 13, 2014

Update Date

February 28, 2025