Collection/Donor: Isham Jones & Music / Donated by Steve and Sheri Meyers

Location: Main Building – Art Room

Description: The first item is an EP from the Isham Jones Orchestra in 1923. Side A plays “Saw Mill River Road” and Side B plays “Farewell Blues”. The EP was published by The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. Both songs are for a Fox Trot. The second item is an EP from J.W. Hank. The release date is unknown. Side A plays “Boys in Blue and Side B plays “The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground Boys”. The EP was published by the Rodeheaver Record Company from Chicago. J.W. Hank was born in West Virginia and served in the American Civil War. He died in Jackson, OH on November 7th, 1925 and is buried in Fairmount Cemetery.

Items: 0001: Isham Jones Orchestra EP from 1923; 0002: J.W. Hank EP

Time Period: 1923 and Late 1800s – early 1900s.

Archived by Ashley Aldrich