Iron Mountain's Merchants and Miners Band

Iron Mountain’s Merchants & Miners Band, under the direction of David Castel, Sr., posed for the photographer on July 4, 1905 and are identified as follows: Back row – William J. St. Arnauld, clarinet; Albert Anderson, coronet; Leonard Anderson, coronet; Omar Trudell, coronet; Bob LeFebvre, trombone; John Gauthier, bass horn; third row – John Matthews, bass horn; Joe Latondress, alto; Joe Gauthier, alto; John Trottier, clarinet; Gene Jacobs, trombone; Gilbert P. Fugere, baritone; Emil Jacobs, clarinet; Ernest Gross, alto.; second row – Harry White, coronet; G. Gauthier, baritone; Maurice Castel, trombone, David Castel, Sr., coronet and director; Joe Baril, alto; David Castel, Jr., clarinet; William A. St. Arnauld, coronet; front row – Joe Dessereau, snare drum; Rachel Castel as Miss Columbia; Peter Fugere as Uncle Sam; Joe Lambert, drum major; Harvey Baril, bass drum. [Menominee Range Historical Museum], Item also published with caption in: Dickinson County, Michigan : from earliest times through the Twenties / compiled and edited by William John Cummings. Iron Mountain, Mich. : Dickinson County Board of Commissioners, 1991. 432 p. : ill, maps, ports. ; 3
Abstract/Description: Iron Mountain’s Merchants & Miners Band, under the direction of David Castel, Sr., posed for the photographer on July 4, 1905 and are identified as follows: Back row – William J. St. Arnauld, clarinet; Albert Anderson, coronet; Leonard Anderson, coronet; Omar Trudell, coronet; Bob LeFebvre, trombone; John Gauthier, bass horn; third row – John Matthews, bass horn; Joe Latondress, alto; Joe Gauthier, alto; John Trottier, clarinet; Gene Jacobs, trombone; Gilbert P. Fugere, baritone; Emil Jacobs, clarinet; Ernest Gross, alto.; second row – Harry White, coronet; G. Gauthier, baritone; Maurice Castel, trombone, David Castel, Sr., coronet and director; Joe Baril, alto; David Castel, Jr., clarinet; William A. St. Arnauld, coronet; front row – Joe Dessereau, snare drum; Rachel Castel as Miss Columbia; Peter Fugere as Uncle Sam; Joe Lambert, drum major; Harvey Baril, bass drum. [Menominee Range Historical Museum]
Subject(s): Bands
Iron Mountain (Mich.)
Date Created: 1905