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This black and white photograph, taken in Providence, Rhode Island, shows composer Dan Kelley of the song "Home on the Range." Kelley a carpenter by trade was also a musician and composer for the Harlan Brothers orchestra. His musical talents and the beautiful verses from the poem "My Western Home" by Dr. Brewster Highley, set to music one of the most popular songs ever written. On June 30, 1947, "Home on the Range" was officially recognized as the state song of Kansas.
Date: 1880s
This photograph of Dan Kelley, composer of "Home on the Range," can be used when teaching students how the song became the one we know today.
KS:4th:3.2
Item Number: 212750
Call Number: B Kelley, Dan *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 212750
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Carpenters
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Musicians
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musicians
Curriculum - 4th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Significant events (Benchmark 3) - History of "Home of the Range" (Indicator 2)
Date - 1880s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Highley, Brewster M, 1822?-1911
Places - Cities and towns - Smith Center
Places - Counties - Smith
Type of Material - Photographs
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