John R. Turner playing bagpipes at 50th Anniversary Dinner

Photograph

Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

John R. Turner playing bagpipes at 50th Anniversary Dinner

Entry/Object ID

2021.6.5

Description

Color photograph. The back has "5451" written in blue ink in the top right corner. The photo also has a small label.

Made/Created

Notes

Original

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Reverse center

Transcription

27 Oct 94 PHMF 50th Anniv Dinner Hotel Jefferson, Richmond Bagpiper Dr. John Turner on stairway of rotunda announces dinner in ballroom on floor above

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label

Provenance

Notes

The PHMF Golden Anniversary Celebration was held on Thursday, October 27, 1994 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Foundation's establishment. The PHMF was incorporated on October 27, 1944. The event was held at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. In this photo, Dr. John Turner performs the first part of the evening's dinner, which is listed on the event program as "PROCESSIONAL FROM ROTUNDA TO BALL ROOM." Dr. Turner also played the fiddle for guests during the dinner that evening. Staff found this photograph in the existing files of Red Hill's collection and accessioned it on May 30, 2024, due to its importance to PHMF's institutional history.