The band group had just marched downtown and posed in front of the Fortner hotel. The march route was the reverse of the usual one. Lunch at the Fortner? Could it be the promised parade for Burk's Big Spectacular Uncle Tom's Cabin show at the opera house that evening in March 1899? The traveling group Burk's Big UTCCO; aka as Burke's, and Burke & Conway's was one of many troups that traveled from one small town to another. Burk's were on the road from1895 to 1927.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. FI0019181.
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The band group had just marched downtown and posed in front of the Fortner hotel. The march route was the reverse of the usual one. Lunch at the Fortner? Could it be the promised parade for Burk's Big Spectacular Uncle Tom's Cabin show at the opera house that evening in March 1899? The traveling group Burk's Big UTCCO; aka as Burke's, and Burke & Conway's was one of many troups that traveled from one small town to another. Burk's were on the road from1895 to 1927. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. FI0019181.