THE BANDSTANDS
Always a summer center of music and fun, there have been at least two -- a wooden one at first, replaced by one of brick in the 1920s.
1911
circa 1918 - a fundraiser for a "new" bandstand
circa 1924-1926
Photo 1401, undated. The water tower was put up in 1924. The landscape around the bandstand looks established.
The extensive landscaping described in 1926 and showing up in pictures in the late 1920s would be in the foreground, in part, but is not. Those are the main factors to help date this photo.
Excerpt of Photo 1401
1920s - the bandstand in use
Photo 7792, shared by George Binder. It was in the collection of his grandma Nellie Bain Binder. No names or date.
1927 - the new bandstand amidst spectacular landscaping
the story behind the astonishing beauty of the park includes the caretaker, mr. joseph hayak, "who loves the park as he would a child...." Mr. Hayak is soon discovered to be a veteran of the indian wars.
November 23, 1928
1928
1936: the park board was, i mean, serious!
1936
1941
Excerpt of Photo 2303, a view from the water tower by Arvid Blecha.
Photo 2328 -- a platform was built of planks for a number of years. Here you see it in 1941 in a photo by Arvid Blecha. Those are the Humboldt baton twirlers performing.
1948
June 1948
June 1948
July 8, 1948
Ed Steiner lead a crew to put up the new, permanent, platform. With a crew of 25 or 30 men, they poured the second of five supports. Note that they met at Johnnie's Cafe -- Johnnie Clark had a cafe that was in what is now the Argus museum.
July 1948.
The bandstand with permanent platform -- no date. Photo 4942, from Ines Madden scrapbook album
1951
Photo 5105, 1951 fair bandstand, from Ines Madden scrapbook
1954: the hanna family enjoys a reunion
Photo 7769, 1954 Hanna family reunion, shared by Deb Hanna Anderson
Nebraska Territory was established 100 years earlier, and the stage was host to demonstrate the results of tghe local beard growing competition. Photo 36.
1988
Photo 770
1989
Photo 756 - Table Rock's beloved bandleader Eddie Hanna doing a skit with a retired Queen of Table Rock, Isabel, who has returned to tell her memories.
2015
2017
Photo 4434, ready for the fair in 2017
2018
In use at the fair. Photo 6749, photo by Daric Siztman