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Title
Kernaa D. McFarlin, band leader and unidentified white man, at the World's Fair, New York, 1964
Alternative Title
1939-1940 World's Fair, Marching Band and unidentified portraits from mid-20th century
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
Kernaa D. McFarlin in a white band uniform shaking hands with an older white man wearing a dark business suit at the 1964 World's Fair in New York.
Kernaa D. McFarlin was a well-known high school band leader in Florida. After graduating from Florida A&M University, was appointed to be the first official band director at Stanton Senior High in Jacksonville. McFarlin's bands amassed a total of nineteen consecutive years of superior ratings in the Florida Association of Band Directors and the Florida Bandmasters Association contests. His band was Florida's representative at the 1964 New York World's Fair, he participated in three Florida Governor Inaugural parades. In 1966, Mr. McFarlin's Stanton High School band was recognized by the ``Instrumentalist'' magazine as one of the ``highly regarded bands in the Southeast.''
Kerman D. McFarlin directing his band at World's Fair in N.Y. City
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b23_f10_005a.tif
ark:/21198/z1xp8p48
Subject
African American band directors
McFarlin, Kernaa D., 1924-1997
New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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