Bowler Hat, worn by Wade Ward
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This hat was made by an unkown maker in the United States, undetermined dat. It is a bowler style hat, made of felt with a black grosgrain ribbon and red feather. It was worn by Wade Ward (see banjo Cat. #72.01).</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Benjamin Wade Ward of Independence, Virginia one of the most admired traditional banjo players of this century owned this banjo. Ward performed with the Galax, Virginia group the “Bog Trotters” often providing entertainment during auctions and other local events. The “Bog Trotters” were comprised of “Uncle” Alec Dunford, fiddle, Dr. W.P. Davis, autoharp, “Uncle” Davy Crockett Ward, second fiddle, Wade Ward, banjo, and Fields Ward, guitar. On Tuesday, January 9th, 1940, the group performed for the American School of the Air broadcast from WDBJ radio studio in Roanoke, Virginia. The CBS American School of the Air programs were written and directed by Alan Lomax.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Estate of Wade Ward through Dorothy Heffinger
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.72.02
label: accession number
content: 297200
label: catalog number
content: 72.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: felt (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 11 1/4 in x 10 in; 12.7 cm x 28.575 cm x 25.4 cm