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- IDNO:
- 048747
- Title:
- Parade Car Driving Walter 'Pat' Patterson, Maury Longfellow, and the Old Timer, All Performers on 'It's Wheeling Steel' Radio Broadcast, at Parade in Wheeling, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- The Old Timer was a character on the radio broadcast who introduced the acts and provided banter in between music. Maury Longfellow was a member of broadcast's production staff, he also assisted in writing musical arrange for the The Wheeling Musical Steelmakers, the broadcasts orchestra.
- IDNO:
- 048748
- Title:
- Parade Car Driving Dorothy Anne Crow and Ardenne White, Performers on 'It's Wheeling Steel', at Parade in Wheeling, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048749
- Title:
- Wheeling Musical Steelmakers Orchestra Leader Tom Whitley, Seated on Right, During Parade, Wheeling, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- The Musical Steelmakers were the orchestra for the Wheeling Steel Corporation owned "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast. It was made up of multi-talented employees of the company who also performed on the broadcast.
- IDNO:
- 048750
- Title:
- Lois Mae Nolte of Steel Sisters With Unidentified Dance Partner
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- The Steel Sisters (Lois Mae Nolte, Harriet Drake, and Lucille Bell) were regular performers on "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast. They eventually left the broadcast to tour with Horace Heidt and his orchestra.
- IDNO:
- 048751
- Title:
- Parade Car Driving 'The Singing Millmen', Performers on 'It's Wheeling Steel', During Parade, Wheeling, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048752
- Title:
- Parade Car Driving 'The Singing Millmen', Performers on 'It's Wheeling Steel', During Parade, Wheeling, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048753
- Title:
- Wheeling Musical Steelmakers Riding in Truck During Parade, Wheeling, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- Orchestra leader Tom Whitley is the man wearing glasses on far left pointing forward. The orchestra was the primary performer on "It's Wheeling Steel" radio broadcast. The show was eventually taken to the road, as evident by the "coast to coast" sign.
- IDNO:
- 048754
- Title:
- Group of Children Lead Parade of Cars Carrying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Radio Broadcast Employees, Wheeling, W. Va.
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048756
- Title:
- Performers on 'It's Wheeling Steel' Dressed as Candy Stripers
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048757
- Title:
- Crowd Watching 'It's Wheeling Steel' Performance
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048758
- Title:
- Steel Sisters and Other 'It's Wheeling Steel' Performers on Stage
- Date:
- Undated
- IDNO:
- 048759
- Title:
- 'It's Wheeling Steel' Radio Show Producer Maury Longfellow
- Date:
- Undated
- Description:
- "It's Wheeling Steel" was a radio broadcast used to advertise Wheeling Steel Corporation products and their talented employees. The entire operation was ran by employees or immediate family members of the company, the first all employee broadcast.