Group photo of The Bach Quartette of Corvallis

Title
Group photo of The Bach Quartette of Corvallis
LC Subject
Singers Vocal quartets Fulton, John, 1868-1953 Portraits, Group
Repository
Oregon State University. Libraries
Description
Pictured from left to right are B.W. Johnson, J. Fred Yates, Helen Holgate (accompanist), H.L. Holgate, and John Fulton. B.W. Johnson was a local orchardist. H.L. Holgate was a lawyer who worked as the district counsel for the Department of the Interior. Helen Holgate graduated from OAC in 1895 with a BS in domestic science and arts; she later worked in the college's Clerical Exchange. J. Fred Yates served a term as mayor of Corvallis and was also a City Attorney, Municipal Judge and member of the OSC Board of Regents. John Fulton was chair of the Chemistry department from 1907 to 1940.
Inscription
"The 'Bach' Quartette was called that because none of the members were married."
Work Type
photographic prints
Location
Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1892 circa
Identifier
HC0562
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Harriet's Photograph Collection, 1868-1996 (P HC)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
Historical Images of Oregon State University OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
Historical Images of Oregon State University
Is Part Of
This image appears in "A School for the People: A Pictorial History of Oregon State University," page 178.
Institution
Oregon State University