The Calumet German Band was a community band that existed in Calumet and
Liberty Township in the first decade of the 20th century. This picture was
taken on June 4, 1909, and it shows the 22 members of the band.

Front row, L to R: Emil Fred Propp, Earl Frederick Smith, Hans
Henry "Hugh" Sievers, Henry Max Andersen, Charles Hans Rochel,
Elwin Newell Bidwell, William "Bill" Eggers

Middle row, L to R: John Mehrens, Harry Detlaf Rochel, Joseph
Alphonso "Allie" Sohm, John Hans Jurgen Brumm, Henry Jacob
Lorenzen, William Anton Shafer, Henry William Mugge,
Henry Friedrichsen

Back row, L to R: Charles Bandholz, Ernest Paul Shafer, Albert
Mehrens, Ralph Edward Langley, John Fred Rohlf, Johannes
Nicolaus "Nick" Jessen, Herman Fred Steinbeck

Alphabetical list of those names, with birth and death dates:
Andersen, Henry Max (1887-1956)
Bandholz, Charles (1888-1919)
Bidwell, Elwin Newell (1896-1918)
Brumm, John Hans Jurgen (1894-1956)
Eggers, William “Bill” (1886-1968)
Friedrichsen, Henry (1889-1937)
Jessen, Johannes Nicolaus “Nick” (1890-1938)
Langley, Ralph Edward (1880-1977)
Lorenzen, Henry Jacob (1890-1976)
Mehrens, Albert (1891-1957)
Mehrens, John (1889-1941)
Mugge, Henry William (1891-1967)
Propp, Emil Fred (1891-1969)
Rochel, Charles Hans (1888-1967)
Rochel, Harry Detlaf (1883-1965)
Rohlf, John Fred (1885-1967)
Shafer, Ernest Paul (1891-1964)
Shafer, William Anton (1888-1954)
Sievers, Hans Henry “Hugh” (1888-1978)
Smith, Earl Frederick (1896-1969)
Sohm, Joseph Alphonso “Allie” (1889-1968)
Steinbeck, Herman Fred (1889-1958)

You can get more information about the members HERE.

Contributed by John Mugge

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