Ragnar Steen's Orchestra at the Hotel Genosha, c.1945
Description
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- Creator
- Unknown, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Ragnar Steen's Orchestra at Hotel Genosha in Oshawa, Ontario.
- Notes
- Ragnar Steen (1904-1958) was born in Frederickstad, Norway. In 1923 he came to Canada and lived in Cochrane, Ontario for some time. He married Evelyn Graham in 1926 and had two children: Lyn Steen and Karin Ragna Steen. He was a music teacher and orchestra leader who lived in Whitby from 1934 to 1947. After living in Whitby, he accepted a position as Musical Director and Band Master in Ridgetown, Ontario. He was a member of the Band Master's Association, the Registered Music Teachers Association and Piano Technicians Guild.
- Date of Original
- c.1945
- Dimensions
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Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 3.5cm
Image Height: 4cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 18-033-003
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.90012 Longitude: -78.84957
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from a copy negative.
- Contact
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