4 results for: Edgren, Adolph
Ephemera
Souvenir announcement of the 15th wedding anniversary of Professor and Mrs. Adolph Edgren, Seattle, November 17, 1915
On November 17, 1915, Professor and Mrs. Adolph Edgren celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary with a music festival and speeches at Seattle’s Good Templar Hall. Professor Edgren had previously operated a large music school in San Francisco, and in 1906 he founded the Edgren School of Music in Seattle at 811 East Howell Street.Inside the leaflet are images of the…
ID Number:1966.4024.1
Date:1915
Music, notated
The City of Progress
The lyrics for "The City of Progress," a march dedicated to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, were written by Alvin L. Snow, and the music was composed by prominent local musician and educator Adolph Edgren. The song was written for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world's fair held in 1909 on the campus of Seattle's University of Washington to promote…
ID Number:1980.7097A.23
Date:1909
Photograph
Teachers and students of the Edgren School of Music, Seattle, 1908
Professor Adolph Edgren, a prominent local musician and educator, along with his wife, Emma, operated the Edgren School of Music in Seattle. Professor Edgren was chosen as the day's Music Director in Chief for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, on July 31, 1909, Swedish Day. In addition to various musical ensembles performed by the school and the Grand Swedish Jubilee Choir, Professor…
ID Number:1981.7328.175
Date:1908
Photograph
Audience at the Amphitheater on Swedish Day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, July 31, 1909
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. The fairgrounds were located on the campus of the University of Washington. Several of the buildings and the landscaping survive, continuing to shape the layout of the campus.This photo shows a large crowd at the Natural Amphitheater on Swedish Day,…
ID Number:1990.73.124
Date:1909