Group portrait of the Fischer's Exposition Orchestra in Mendon, Michigan
Sepia postcard of Fischer's Exposition Orchestra. View shows eight musicians either sitting or standing on carriage pulled by two oxen, which is parked in a dirt street in Mendon, Music. None of the musicians are identified. A base drum on the top of the carriage identifies the group as the "Fischer's Exposition Orchestra". The muscians are wearing suits and hats. In the background is a building identified by a sign on the front: Photo and Art Rooms. Another signs reads: Postcards. A couple of the persons are identified (placement in photograph partially unknown): Director-manager Charles Leonard Fischer (seated in carriage door), Burton Edward Fischer, Charles Brocato (possibly left most man seated on carriage), Fortune Dogneaux, Fred Pike, Dave Parsons, and Burton Lenihan.