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Downtown 1958

Downtown 1958

Monday, September 11, 2023

Concert!

July 19, 1910, Menasha Record

Again with the counting of the automobiles?  You might remember the "census" of autos from last week's blog item regarding the city's valuation of 1912- at that time it said there were 29 autos in the city.  Whatever the case, the series of concerts downtown was a hit, as evidenced from the record turnout.  Thanks to the Arion band, which must have been a formidable group.  I did a bit of research and learned that this band was active in Oshkosh between 1877 and 1919 and was a member of the "Arion Musical Association," a group consisting of bands around the country with a German heritage.  "Arion" refers to the ancient Greeks, where Arion was a legendary performer of the arts and music.  

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