Joe Grawe Collection. Finchford's 1st city band. Early band. 8 members in uniform with instruments. According to an article in a 1950 newspaper this photo is of a Finchford band that came to play in Waverly. L-R: Carl Simpson, Pete Pashy, Fred Beaty. Back row: W.S. Beaty (director), John French, Otis Sturm, Matt Garner, and George Evenson. The Beaty men had Waverly connections and that was why it appeared in the Waverly paper.
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Joe Grawe Collection. Finchford's 1st city band. Early band. 8 members in uniform with instruments. According to an article in a 1950 newspaper this photo is of a Finchford band that came to play in Waverly. L-R: Carl Simpson, Pete Pashy, Fred Beaty. Back row: W.S. Beaty (director), John French, Otis Sturm, Matt Garner, and George Evenson. The Beaty men had Waverly connections and that was why it appeared in the Waverly paper.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 89I0021