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1. Accordion - Accordian

   Beaver Brand single row style accordion. Ebonized wooden frame and keyboard; treble and bass panels in natural maple finish with fancy grill work on the treble side. Bellows of ten folds with metal corner protectors. Nickel plated clasps and corner trim. Ten treble keys and four bass keys with white glass buttons. Made in Germany. Found in house of the Ewald Family of Brownton, MN. A very similar instrument in the 1927 Sears, Roebuck catalog cos...

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Accordion - Button Accordion

   Early button accordion with a one row, ten key treble side, a two button bass side and a single air valve button for expanding or contracting the bellows without sounding a note. Has two pull-out stops on top, decorative birds & flowers and metal corners on the wooden casing, metal clasps, twill hand strap and leather thumb strap. The bellows are made of black & gold patterned cardboard. Possibly German or Polish origin. This instrument is dia...

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3. Accordion - Button Accordion 1904 M. Hohner

   1904 Hohner "Best Made" button accordion with a one row, ten key treble side, a two lever bass side and a single air valve lever for expanding or contracting the bellows without sounding a note. Has pearlized button levers, four pull-out stops on top, metal corners on the red & black wooden casing & bellows, leather strap clasps, leather hand strap and leather thumb strap. The bellows are made of green four leaf clover patterned cardboard. Mark...

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4. Print, Photographic - Accordion players & Vern Steffel

   Black & white snapshot photograph of three men playing accordions. Vern Steffel is on the right. Others are not identified. A piano is behind them. Undated.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Print, Photographic - Accordion students of Chris Kober at Gopher Campfire Club

   Scanned black & white photograph of the Chris Kober and accordion students playing music at Gopher Campfire Club. Dorothy Fratzke is in the center, fourth from either right or left. Others are not identified. Early 1950s. Christian Kober was a self taught musician who entertained many people. He was born September 4, 1918 in Truesdale, Wisconsin, moved to Winthrop, married Arvilla Lindgren in New Ulm on July 14, 1941. He entered active mili...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Print, Photographic - Albert Littfin

   Sepia toned studio photograph of Albert Littfin with his accordion. The Littfin Brothers Band played from 1931-1942. Credited to Fred Lhotka, Winsted, MN. Mounted on photo board with silver accents.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Print, Photographic - __?__, Alyce and Vern Steffel

   Color snapshot photograph of an unidentified accordion player at left playing music with Alyce Steffel at the piano and Vern Steffel on his accordion on the right. Taken inside the Steffel home.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Print, Photographic - __?__, Alyce and Vern Steffel

   Color snapshot photograph of an unidentified accordion player at left playing music with Alyce Steffel at the piano and Vern Steffel on his accordion on the right. Taken inside the Steffel home.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Print, Photographic - __?__, Alyce Steffel, Vern Steffel, __?__, __?__

   Color snapshot photograph of Alyce and Vern Steffel in their home with three unidentified guests, one of whom has an accordion. Vern is at center with his accordion; Alyce is second from left.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Print, Photographic - Chris Kober accordian student recital

    Scanned black & white photograph of Chris Kober and his accordion students in a recital concert at the Hutchinson High School Auditorium c. 1950. (l to r) Front: (facing students) Bob Hallquist, Chris Kober, Kenneth Emch. Dorothy (Fratzke) Schwarze is in the back row at the far left. Other students are not identified. Christian Kober was a self taught musician who entertained many people. He was born September 4, 1918 in Truesdale, Wisconsin, mo...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Print, Photographic - Chris Kober & friends playing music at Gopher Campfire Club

    Scanned black & white photograph of the Chris Kober and friends playing music at Gopher Campfire Club. Chris Kober is standing at the right holding his accordion. Others are not identified. Early 1950s. Christian Kober was a self taught musician who entertained many people. He was born September 4, 1918 in Truesdale, Wisconsin, moved to Winthrop, married Arvilla Lindgren in New Ulm on July 14, 1941. He entered active military services in th...

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Print, Photographic - Chris Kober's accordian students

    Black & white photograph of accordion students of Chris Kober's Hutchinson Music Center on a parade float. A large sign advertised lessons with enrollment at schools in Hutchinson, Buffalo Lake, Glencoe, and Cokato. Student Mavis Stuedemann is standing first left in the back.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Print, Photographic - Chris Kober & students in recital concert

    Scanned black & white photograph of Chris Kober and his accordion students in a recital concert at the Hutchinson High School Auditorium c. 1950. (l to r) Kenneth Emch, Beverly Berwald, ____, ____, Dorothy Fratzke, Bob Hallquist, Chris Kober. Early 1950s. Christian Kober was a self taught musician who entertained many people. He was born September 4, 1918 in Truesdale, Wisconsin, moved to Winthrop, married Arvilla Lindgren in New Ulm on July 14,...

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Print, Photographic - Ed Boelter, Vern & Alyce Steffel

    Black & white snapshot photograph of three people standing outside a wood frame house. (l to r) Ed Boelter, Vern Steffel with his accordion and Alyce Steffel. Photo is dated June 1958.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Print, Photographic - Hutchinson Water Carnival parade-Chris Kober' Hutchinson Music Center

    Scanned black & white photograph of a Hutchinson Music Center, Chris Kober, float in a Hutchinson Water Carnival parade. The parade has just gone south over the Main Street bridge and is passing Firemen's Park. Accordion students are riding on the float which is pulled by a Carl Christensen truck. Chris Kober is standing in the center with a dark accordion. He is wearing a white hat and sunglasses. Early 1950s. Christian Kober was a self ta...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Print, Photographic - Hutchinson Water Carnival parade-Kober's Music Center & KDUZ

    Scanned black & white photograph of a KDUZ float in a Hutchinson Water Carnival parade pulled by the Kober's Music Center station wagon. Chris Kober is standing on the float and playing his accordion. The KDUZ float advertises "Music, News Sports at 1260 on your dial". The parade is passing the Dr. O. W. Scholpp house at 446 Main St S, on the west side of the corner of Main Street S and 5th Avenue SW. Early 1950s. Christian Kober was a self ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Print, Photographic - Kober's Music Center-Dorothy Fratzke

    Scanned black & white photograph of the interior of the Kober Music Center in Hutchinson. Employee Dorothy nee Fratzke Schwarze is standing in front of the accordion display. She worked summers at the store beginning when she was 15-16 years old and continued after her 1951 HS graduation until the fall of 1955. Kober's Music Center was located on Washington Avenue East behind the Bolduc Tavern building (Hair Lounge in 2011) with the alley runni...

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Print, Photographic - (l to r) __?__, Vern Steffel, Myron Floren

    Color photograph of three musicians (l to r) unidentified on accordion, Vern Steffel on concertina and Myron Floren on accordion with the Whoopee John Band at the Bel Rae Ballroom in Mounds View, MN, May 27, 1982. Myron Floren Orchestra members were playing with the Whoopee John Band,

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Print, Photographic - Roger Charles Blondell

    Black & white autographed photograph of Roger Charles Blondell, 1954. He is playing an accordion. Roger Charles Blondell was born May 26, 1936 in Hector, Minnesota to Henry and Norma (Klitzke) Blondell. Roger gave accordion lessons for many years. He enjoyed entertaining his family and friends while playing the accordion and piano. Photo belonged to Julianne Plath Tupa.

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Print, Photographic - Vern Steffel

    Color photograph of Vern Steffel with his concertina and his accordion. Photo was processed July 24, 2006. Vern was a former bandleader of the Whoopee John Band.

    Record Type: Photo