Reuben Kempf/Lyra Gesangverein
Year
1890
Description
Music teacher Reuben Kempf founded the Lyra Gesangverein, a popular German men's chorus. His daughter Elsa, here about age 6 in 1890, was their mascot. The silk banner made for the group by their wives and sweethearts is at the Kempf House Museum on South Division Street.
Bentley Image Bank: BL003586
Rights Held By
Image Courtesy of the Washtenaw County Historical Society
Copyright
Creative Commons (Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share-alike)