Online Photo Archive Index
The First Fort Dodge Bands
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The Quist Era
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Karl King Comes to Fort Dodge
Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13
Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19
Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25
Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31
Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37
Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43
Page 44 Page 45 Page 46
Bill Green
Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52
Reggie Schive
Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58
Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63
Jerrold Jimmerson
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Karl King in 1935

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Online Photo Archive Table of Contents

Page 1 - 1876-1890 - Photos of early bands of Fort Dodge - the Concordia Band
Page 2 - 1893-1900 - more early photos - Concordia Band
Page 3 - 1900-1904 - Carl Quist comes to Fort Dodge - St. Louis Worlds Fair - 56th Regimental Band
Page 4 - 1904-1905 - 56th Regimental Band - Carl Quist - Lou Pray - C.T. Grant
Page 5 - 1905-1911 - C.H. Habenicht - Milwaukee - FD Armory - Iowa Military Band
Page 6 - more about Carl Quist, Hazel Schroeder - Eagle Grove
Page 7 - 1914-1920 - the end of the Carl Quist era

Page 8 - 1921 - Karl King leaves Canton, Ohio, comes to Fort Dodge - Mitchell Corn Palace Exposition
Page 9 - 1920s - State Fair - Clay County Hawkeye Fair
Page 10 - 1924-1928 - Trade Tour, Spencer Fair
Page 11 - 1920s Band Hall photos - Percussion Section - University of Minnesota photo - 1930s Band photo
Page 12 - 1929 Photo with Tom Mix - 1930 Northwest Iowa Jubilee - Massed Marching Band
Page 13 - 1930 - Dedication of the City Square Bandstand - 1965 Bandstand photo
Page 14 - 1930-1934 - Autographed photos of Clarke, Goldman, J.J. Richards, Mear - Herbert Clarke letter
Page 15 - 1934 Band Day Celebration - Massed Band photos
Page 16 - Clown Bands 1930, 1932, 1934
Page 17 - King Music House catalog - King Music House receipt - Hawkeye Glory march score - Ames Bandshell Dedication
Page 18 - 1936 Bandshell Groundbreaking - Classic Bill Fuller Bandshell photo - New Oleson Park Band Pavilion
Page 19 - Current photos of Oleson Park Bandshell
Page 20 - 1939 American Bandmasters Convention in Fort Dodge
Page 21 - 1938 - 1940 - Debt payment letters to Henry Killinger
Page 22 - 1941-1943 - More letters to Henry Killinger
Page 23 - Spencer 25 year anniversary celebration
Page 24 - Ralph Pee Wee Peer - Ocarina solos
Page 25 - Harvest Festival - 1950 Band photo - 1951 Concert Program - 1951 testimonial dinner
Page 26 - 1952 State Fair photos
Page 27 - 1946, 1958 State Fair photos - end of fair participation article
Page 28 - 1953 Honorary Doctorate - Fredrick Fennell - 1953 Ames news article
Page 29 - 1959 Final Fair photos
Page 30 - New York studio recording photos - SESAC promotional records
Page 31 - 1960 Massed Bands - University of Houston - Purdue - University of Michigan
Page 32 - 1961 Band photo - Big Ten Bandmasters - Gowrie Buffalo Days - Karl King Viaduct
Page 33 - Academy of Arts presentation - Lansing photos - 1965 Decoration Day - 1965 Concert Program
Page 34 - Herbert Clarke gravesite - working with high school students -  -
Page 35 - 1966 Band photo - 75th Birthday Celebration article - 1966 Memorial Day
Page 36 - Kings Herald cover - music store photos - all-King concerts - manuscript pens
Page 37 - King family homes in Fort Dodge - the Kings with Lassie
Page 38 - Karl King baritone photos
Page 39 - Ottumwa photo - 1967-1969 personal photos - Tomlinson painting - Yoder postcard
Page 40 - 1967 Memorial Day photo - Shriner Karl King - 1968 Butterfield performance at Oleson Park
Page 41 - Portrait - Karl King Bridge - 1970 Flag Day - 78th Birthday article from Canton, Ohio
Page 42 - 1970 Memorial Day - Color photo - 80th Birthday article
Page 43 - 1971 Band photo - Karl King's 80th Birthday concert - Edwin Franco Goldman Award
Page 44 - Kristen Holvick's 1971 interview with Karl King - photo of Karl and Ruth - 80th Birthday photo
Page 45 - The Iowa March King is Dead - Funeral photo and homily - 1971 UNI Memorial Concert
Page 46 - Ruth King photo - Posthumous Iowa Award Presentation - Iowa Award Display

Page 47 - 1971 - Bill Green - 1973 Band photo
Page 47B - 1974 - Ruth King - Karl King Jr.
Page 48 - 1975 - Merle Evans at Buena Vista College Homecoming - Ruth King photo
Page 49 - 1976 - Washington D.C. trip photos
Page 50 - more Washington D.C. photos
Page 51 - 1976 Bandshell renovation article - Ruth King and Bill Green view monument
Page 52 - Bill Green - Pray Water Treatment Facility dedication - Gerardi article
Page 53 - 1978 program - Reggie Schive - 1979 Band photo - 1981 Band photo
Page 54 - 1984 Band photo - Carl Tim Pray - 1991 Band photo for 100th anniversary of King's birth
Page 55 - 1995 Karl King's induction into the Circus Ring of Fame
Page 56 - 1996 Washington D.C. trip photos
Page 57 - County Court House dedication - 2002 Band photo
Page 58 - Municipal Band practice facility in new Fort Dodge Library
Page 59 - Library and Karl King archive facility dedication
Page 60 - 2002 Karl King Band open house photos
Page 61 - more 2002 open house photos
Page 62 - Reggie Schive resigns as Karl King Band conductor
Page 63 - Hawkeye Glory book signing - Thomas Hatton
Page 64 - Jerry Jimmerson selected as new conductor
Page 65 - Andrew Glover's Festive Dance premier
Page 66 - Karl King Bandshell named to National Registry - Bandshell grant
Page 67 - 2003 - Karl King display at IBA convention
Page 68 - 2003 - Karl King Presentation at IBA convention
Page 69 - 2003 - more IBA convention photos
Page 70 - Reggie Schive's memorial service - February 6, 2004
Page 71 - Jack Lashier interviews the Olsons in preparation for the Iowa Event Center Hall of Heroes
Page 72 - The Iowa Hall of Heroes includes Karl King
Page 73 - Karl King Bandshell renovation begins with groundbreaking ceremony
Page 74 - New signs for the Karl King Viaduct are installed
Page 75 - Cleaning of Karl King monument at North Lawn Cemetery
Page 76 - Oley Olson wins award and now is missed.
Page 77 - Program for the 2014 Circus Fans Association of America National Convention
Page 78 - Karl King Municipal Band performs at the 2015 Iowa Bandmaster Association Convention.
Page 79 - Jimmerson conducts the Ames Municipal Band in 2015
Page 80 - Open house in 2016 celebrated 125 Year birthday for Karl L. King
Page 81 - The 2017 Preserve Iowa Summit
 
 

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