The Alpine Village Band

 

Take a look at the third image in the column and you'll see a sign for The Alpine Village.  I didn't expect much, but just for laughs I did a search for Alpine Village and found a German market, next to a swap meet, in Torrance, California.  Anyway, the sign I saw in the current photos I found are similar to the one in these old photos.  So much for my theory that these guys are one of the trad jazz bands that claimed to play old time New Orleans style music.  For most of them, not a very accurate claim, but nevertheless.  Perhaps they are  German oompah band without the Tuba.  But a banjo?  

The Service Dance

Written on the back, "How do you like the back of my head.  How about that Crowd?  Nice heh!  All service personel."  Looks like the World War 2 era to me.  Mostly navy with the army thrown in. 

Band

No, I don't know what type of uniform this is, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't for a marching band. 

Heartland

I've had this photo for years, and I didn't think I'd ever post it.  Anyway, while I'm not a big fan of Ken Burns, I've been watching a bit of his documentary series on country music.  It seems to me that if you're doing a series on country music, you'd include more performance footage.  Like maybe an actual complete song.  As I said, not a big fan.  While I was watching tonight's episode I remembered I had this photo in my collection.  It took me a bit to find it.  I've got a lot of boxes with photographs I haven't yet posted.  I looked up Heartland on Google.  I found a band by that name from Huntsville, Alabama, founded in 1996.  I have no date on this image, but the hair styles say seventies or eighties.  Too, the 309 area code is from Illinois, the actual heartland. 

Zombies

Don't tell me I'm the only one thinking it.  Probably a rock band.

The Smart Ass Of Sweet Water

More than likely, some classmate of Joe, Roger, Bob. Lorena, and Lillie wrote their names on this photo.  More than likely, years latter, some smart ass wrote roof, grass, and drew the skull and crossbones  on this image.  I hate smart asses.