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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

PHOTOGRAPHS, SNAPSHOTS AND CLIPPINGS

from

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Many fans have shared photographs from their personal collections with us yet refuse to take credit for them. (For example, "GST" collected the photographs and snapshots from other members of the Sons of the Pioneers fanclub and refuses to take credit for them.) Some of the following snapshots are dated; many are not. Some are dated but have no place names. If errors have been made, please let us know.

From July 21, 1940 to September 1941 the Pioneers were away from Hollywood on their first national tour, ending up in Chicago for a scheduled one-week's appearance on the Uncle Ezra program. They were so much in demand that they took a vote among themselves and remained for nearly a year, traveling up to Pennsylvania to appear at the  Sleepy Hollow Ranch, near Quakertown, PA, etc. They continued that pattern, with few exceptions, for years.

"After finishing 39 weeks in Chicago with...Uncle Ezra, we hit out for Pennsylvania and points in the East. Had a great time, thanks to such folks as Uncle Jack and Mary Lou at Himmelreich Grove, the Newman gang at Sleepy Hollow, Cousin Lee at Radio Park, Mr. Schwarz at Clown Park, Shorty Fencher and the gang at Valley View and ....friendly crew up on the Lone Star Ranch at Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire." (Hugh Farr, p. 2 Tumbleweed Topics, Vol. 1 No. 10, summer 1941)

New! Recently, a treasure trove of Bob Nolan handwritten lyrics, pictures, greeting cards, etc, surfaced and the owner has kindly scanned them for us so we can study them. Click on the title of the selections you'd like to see.

HAND-WRITTEN SONG LYRICS  New!

TYPED SONG LYRICS  New!

GREETING CARDS  New!

MISCELLANEOUS New!

ARTICLE ON BOB NOLAN c. 1940  New!

PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS

SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY FANS 

        Boston, MA

        Hartford, CT

        New York City

        Reading, PA

        Reed's Ferry, NH ( See also F E Bates photos)

        Sally Ann Park, PA

        Sleepy Hollow, PA

        Unidentified Locations

        Valley View Park, PA

CLIPPINGS

SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY FANS

REED'S FERRY, NH

Bob Nolan

Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire,1941

Tim Spencer, Karl Farr, Pat Brady and unidentified fan

Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire,1941

Unidentified boy, Pat Brady, Karl Farr and Tim Spencer

Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire,1941

Lloyd Perryman

Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire,1941

Pat Brady

Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire,1941

SLEEPY HOLLOW RANCH, PA

Back: Hugh & Karl Farr and Bob Nolan

Front: Lloyd Perryman, Tim Spencer and Pat Brady

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Back: Hugh and Karl Farr with Bob Nolan

Front: Lloyd Perryman, Tim Spencer and Pat Brady

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Bob Nolan with unidentified fans

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Bob Nolan with unidentified fans

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Bob Nolan with unidentified fans

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Left: Lloyd Perryman

Right: Bob Nolan with Patsy Linton

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Patsy Linton with Karl Farr (left) and Pat Brady (right)

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Patsy Linton with Tim Spencer

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

Karl Farr with Blanche Linton (fan)

Sleepy Hollow Ranch, PA, 1941

SALLY ANN PARK, PA

Back: Bob Nolan, Hugh Farr, Tim Spencer and Pat Brady

Front: Karl Farr, Lloyd Perryman and Sam Allen (manager)

Sally Ann Park, July 20, 1941 (Pennsylvania Country Parks)

Sally Ann Park, July 20, 1941 (Pennsylvania Country Parks)

Back: Hugh & Karl Farr, Tony Fiore?, Tim Spencer and Sam Allen

Front: Pat Brady, Bob Nolan and Lloyd Perryman

Sally Ann Park, July 20, 1941 (Pennsylvania Country Parks)

VALLEY VIEW PARK, PA

Bob Nolan

Valley View Park 1940 08 04

Bob Nolan, Pat Brady, Lloyd Perryman and Karl Farr

Valley View Park 1940 08 04

Left: Karl Farr and Pat Brady

Right: Helen Schmuck, Bob Nolan and Karl Farr

Valley View Park 1940 08 04

Pat Brady

Valley View Park area 1940 08 04

NEW YORK CITY

Bob Nolan

New York City, 1942

Martha Retsch and Bob Nolan, New York City, 1942

Martha Retsch and Bob Nolan, New York City, 1942

Patsy Linton and Bob Nolan, New York City, 1942

Pat Brady

New York City, 1942

Patsy Linton and Pat Brady, New York City, 1942

Patsy Linton and Hugh Farr, New York City, 1942

Patsy Linton and Hugh Farr, New York City, 1942

Lloyd Perryman

 New York City, 1942

Lloyd Perryman

New York City, 1942

Blanche Linton (Patsy's mother) and Lloyd Perryman

New York City, 1942

Patsy Linton and Lloyd Perryman

New York City, 1942

Martha Retsch and Lloyd Perryman

New York City, 1942

Martha Retsch and Lloyd Perryman

New York City, 1942

Karl Farr

New York City, 1942

Karl Farr

New York City, 1942

Karl Farr

New York City, 1942

Hugh Farr

New York City, 1942

Hugh Farr

New York City, 1942

Hugh Farr

New York City, 1942

Hugh Farr and Patsy Linton

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer and Patsy Linton

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer and Patsy Linton

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer and Patsy Linton

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer and Ruth Trotter, Patsy's friend

New York City, 1942

Tim Spencer and Ruth Trotter, Patsy's friend

New York City, 1942

Terry Sevigny and Tim Spencer

New York City, 1943

Tim Spencer and Ken Carson

New York City 1943

Ken Carson

New York City, 1943

Ken Carson

New York City, 1943

Bob Nolan

New York City, 1943

Bob Nolan

New York City, 1943

Hugh Farr, Ken Carson, Tim Spencer, unidentified, Karl Farr, Lloyd Perryman and Bob Nolan

New York City, 1943

BOSTON, MA

Back: Hugh Farr, Tim Spencer, Lloyd Perryman and Karl Farr

Front: Bob Nolan and Pat Brady

Boston, 1942

Back: Hugh Farr, Tim Spencer, Lloyd Perryman, Karl Farr

Front: Bob Nolan and Pat Brady

Boston, 1942

Bob Nolan

Boston, 1942

Tim Spencer

Boston, 1942

Bob Nolan

Boston, 1942

READING, PA

Back: Shug Fisher, Terry Sevigny, Bob Nolan

Front: Tim Spencer and Ken Carson

Reading, Pennsylvania, 1945 10 20

Back: Shug Fisher, Terry Sevigny, Bob Nolan

Front: Tim Spencer and Ken Carson

Reading, Pennsylvania, 1945 10 20

HARTFORD, CT

Bob Nolan

State Theater Hartford CT 1945 10 09

Karl & Hugh Farr

State Theater Hartford CT 1945 10 09

Ken Carson and unidentified lady.

State Theater Hartford CT 1945 10 09

Terry Sevigny and Ken Carson

State Theater Hartford CT 1945 10 09

Karl Farr, Terry Sevigny and Hugh Farr

State Theater Hartford CT 1945 10 09

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Lloyd Perryman, Hugh Farr, Bob Nolan and Pat Brady

Philadelphia Rodeo, 1946 09 21

REPUBLIC'S PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS & OTHER EPHEMERA

Back: Tim Spencer and Bob Nolan

Front: Hugh Farr and Leonard Slye

1934

Back: Hugh Farr and Tim Spencer

Centre: Bob Nolan

Front: Karl Farr and Leonard Slye

(Between 1935 and 1937)

Reverse of above photo (more)

(Between 1935 and 1937)

Bob Nolan c. 1939-40

Young Jimmy Wakely (right) with unidentified guitarist.

Stuart and Suzy Hamblen with daughters

c. 1937

Ken Carson and Pat Brady, clowning

c. 1944

Bob Nolan

Back: Hugh and Karl Farr with Bob Nolan

Front: Tim Spencer, Pat Brady and Lloyd Perryman

(Spoilers of the Range, 1939)

Spoilers of the Range, 1939 (back)

Pat Brady

Pat Brady in a still from Man from Music Mountain, 1943

Bob Nolan,

Hands Across the Border, 1944

Tim Spencer

Karl Farr

Tim Spencer

Reunion of the Classic Sons of the Pioneers, 1946

Reunion of the Classic Sons of the Pioneers, 1946

Young Rex Allen

Back: Hugh Farr, Ken Curtis, Bob Nolan and Lloyd Perryman

Front: Shug Fisher and Karl Farr

1949

UNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS

Lloyd Perryman and Tim Spencer

Lloyd Perryman and Tim Spencer

Lloyd Perryman

Tim Spencer

Karl Farr "Just before matinee."

1946 09 14

Karl Farr "Just before matinee."

(background brought up)

1946 09 14

Martha Retsch, Karl Farr, Terry Sevigny, Lloyd Perryman, Pat Brady and Emma Hackett

1946 09 15 Karl and Pat's Room" on back of photo

Back: Pat Brady, Tim Spencer and Karl Farr

Front: Velma Spencer, Terry Sevigny, Emma Hackett and Martha Retsch

1946 09 15 Karl and Pat's Room" (on back of photo)

Karl Farr, Tim Spencer, Lloyd Perryman and Pat Brady

1946 09 15 Karl and Pat's Room" (on back of photo)

Terry Sevigny and Lloyd Perryman

1946 09 21

On back of photo: "Roy reading paper - left hand corner. Bob - hands on hips in right corner. Roy's gray britches behind me. Lloyd a-serenadin'. Believe Pat just made a funny remark hence the grin. Tim snapped this."

Hugh Farr, Terry Sevigny and Pat Brady ("after matinee")

1946 09 21

Lloyd Perryman and Terry Sevigny

1946 09 22

Velma Spencer and Terry Sevigny

1946 09 22

1947 03 Martha Retsch

Martha Retsch

Pat Brady 1940

1942

Tim Spencer and Lloyd Perryman

Hugh and Karl Farr

1942

1942

CLIPPINGS

(Reverse of previous clipping)

(reverse of previous clipping)

HAND-WRITTEN SONG LYRICS

Bob Nolan's handwriting

Song is the traditional "Cindy"

Bob Nolan's handwriting

Song: "Royal Telephone" by Frederick M. Lehman

The Bandit Bold (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

On the Banks of the Sunny San Juan by Glenn Strange & Eddie Dean in Bob Nolan's handwriting.

Bedtime Story (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

Following the Sun (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

A No-Good Son-of-a-Gun (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

A No-Good Son-of-a-Gun p. 2 (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

I Follow the Stream (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

I Follow the Stream p. 2 (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

I Follow the Stream p. 3 (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

What You Gonna Say to Peter (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

(When the Prairie Sun says) Good Mornin' (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

Why Don't It Rain? (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

Wind (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

You ain't Heard Nothin' Till you Hear him Roar! (Bob Nolan)

Bob Nolan's handwriting

Cowboy Moon (Bob Nolan?)

Unidentified handwriting

Down by the Old Rustic Well (Bob Nolan?)

Unidentified handwriting

Unidentified handwriting

Here Blue (Bob Nolan) a rewrite of "Old Blue"

Bob Nolan's handwriting

I Want Somebody to Cry Over Me (Bob Nolan?)

Unidentified handwriting

I Want Somebody to Cry Over Me p. 2 (Bob Nolan?)

Unidentified handwriting

My Saddle Pal and I (Leonard Sly)

Len Slye's handwriting

New Mexico (Bob Nolan?)

Unidentified handwriting

Unidentified handwriting

Trav'lin' with the Sun p 1 (Bob Nolan)

Unidentified handwriting

Trav'lin' with the Sun p 2 (Bob Nolan)

Unidentified handwriting

Trav'lin' with the Sun p 3 (Bob Nolan)

Unidentified handwriting

Trav'lin' with the Sun (Bob Nolan) on back of envelope

Unidentified handwriting

Unidentified handwriting

Wasteland (Bob Nolan?)

Unidentified handwriting

TYPED SONG LYRICS

Bob Nolan's handwriting

Bob Nolan handwriting

Bob Nolan's handwriting on the lyrics corrections of his own song, Wind.

Bob Nolan's handwriting on typed sheet

GREETING CARDS

1946

1946

1939

1941

1954

1995

MISCELLANEOUS

Variety, Wednesday July 31, 1946

Unidentified handwriting

Small scraps of paper aligned then scanned

Unidentified handwriting

Unidentified handwriting

Scrapbook Cover

Unidentified handwriting

Unidentified handwriting

Unidentified handwriting

ARTICLE ON BOB NOLAN by Frances Irvine c.1940

(Rough copy)

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