Name/Title
Fiddlers in the park 1948Entry/Object ID
2022.21.230Description
Simmons negative number 230
Night scene. Children gather around fiddlers, hammered dulcimer player, a piano that may be using the back of a truck as a stage. An cord from a string of bare light bulbs powers a PA system. A man in the background is wearing a funny-nose-and-glasses and an alpine or Peter Pan hat.
Index text:
230 0/4 bw Saugatuck - Resort 1948 Old fiddlers in park
From photographic negatives created by William R. Simmons, editor of the Commercial Record newspaper between 1941 and 1961.
More information may be in the 2001 SDHS book "Off the Record"Context
At mid-century, both Saugatuck and Douglas hosted weekly square dance nights at the Village Green and Beery FieldCollection
William (Bill) SimmonsCataloged By
Winthers, SallyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Simmons, William "Bill" R. 1890/1-1966Create Date
March 11, 2022Update Date
January 17, 2024
