Richard Strauss with Pittsburgh Orchestra at West Virginia University
Date:
1904
Description:
A renowned Austrian composer, musician Richard Strauss performs in Commencement Hall with the Pittsburgh Orchestra (now Pittsburgh Symphony) with Victor Herbert, Conductor. Strauss is standing in the center, Herbert is on the right.
Emanuel Benedum with Allen Fitzhugh in Bridgeport, W. Va.
Date:
1904
Description:
Emanuel Benedum (left), father of Michael Benedum with a well-known merchant Allen Fitzhugh. The photo was taken on Main Street of Bridgeport, near current Benedum Civic Center.
Seated left to right: Gottlieb Farhner (born February 1839 in Zurich, Switzerland; died April 1915); Catherine Christine Lorenz Fahrner (born March 1852 in Wittenburg, Germany); Louisa; Anna. Standing left to right: Gottlieb; Willie; Mary; Henry; Dan; Ruth; John; Ben.