Man With Ukulele
Files
Title
Man With Ukulele
Description
Unidentified man in a hat is playing the ukulele and singing into a microphone held by another unidentified man.
This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.”
The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.”
The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
August 4 1935
Contributor
The event was identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing an August 3, 1935 Northern Virginia Daily advertisement.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Various scenes from this advertising event can be found in the Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028254, 028255, 028256, 028257, 028258, 028259, and 028260.
Photographs of Burgess E. Nelson at this same event appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028252, 028253, 028261, 028262, 028345, 028347, 028348, 028350, and 028351.
Identifier
028258
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Man With Ukulele,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71571.
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