Palama Settlement Photographic Collection

Items

• Mrs. Daniel Tavares measures a garment on her daughter, Murtie, that will be worn for the Music Festival at Farrington high school, April 25, 1958.
  [Original caption] MEASURE FOR MEASURE - Murtie Tavers, right, is measured by her mother for a garment to be worn at the April 25 and 26 Festival of Music in the auditorium of Farrington high school. Show time is 8 p.m. for both performances. Sponsored by the Friends of Palama club to aid the Settlement scholarship fund, the programs will feature folk songs of Hawaii and the Pacific nations sung by Lorraine Pokipala and the Settlement children's chorus, legends by Kamokila Campbell accompanied by Kaupena Wong and Pele Pukui, and a drama titled "friendship House" depicting activities of the Settlement. The Ryukyu Ongaku Kyokai, an Okinawan music and dance group, will perform Friday; Saturday, in their place, will be the Mckinley high school concert band and the Roosevelt high school A Cappella chorus. Show time is 8 p.m. for both performances.
• Mrs. Daniel Tavares teaches her daughter Murtie how to make a hem on a garment to be wore at the Music Festival at Farrington high school, April 25, 1958.
  [Original caption] HERE'S HOW: Mrs. Daniel Tavares shows daughter Myrtle the fine points of making a hem on a garment to be worn at the April 25 and 26 Festival of Music in the auditorium of Farrington high school. Sponsored by the Friends of Palama club to aid the Settlement scholarship fund, the programs will feature folk songs of Hawaii and the Pacific nations sung by Lorraine Pokipala and the Settlement children's chorus, legends by Kamokila Campbell accompanied by Kaupena Wong and Pele Pukui, and a drama titled "friendship House" depicting activities of the Settlement. The Ryukyu Ongaku Kyokai, an Okinawan music and dance group, will perform Friday; Saturday, in their place, will be the Mckinley high school concert band and the Roosevelt high school A Cappella chorus. Show time is 8 p.m. for both performances.
• Audience watches Palama Settlement band perform at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• Children sit on jungle gym to watch Palama Settlement band perform at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• Residents gather around Mayor Wright Homes courtyard to watch Palama Settlement band perform, October 15, 1955.
• Children sit on a building ledge while Palama Settlement band performs at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• The audience watches Palama Settlement band perform at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• Palama Settlement band transitioning between songs during their performance at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• Instructor leads Palama Settlement band as they perform at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• Palama Settlement band performing at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• Community listens to Palama Settlement band perform at Mayor Wright Homes, October 15, 1955.
• Pre-school class crafting their very own musical instruments such as tambourines out of paper plates and rhythm gouda out of milk containers, 1957.
• Palama Settlement band sits for a photo with each student posing with their instrument, October 10, 1955.
• Eugene Yonamine rehearses the clarinet section of the Palama Settlement band, which gets active support from the Kiwanis Club of Honolulu, November 6, 1954.
  Background whited-out for camera-ready layout in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, printed on November 6, 1954.
• Hajime Kuwada (right) teaches trombone to a student at the Palama Settlement music school, November 6, 1954.
• The children's chorus at Palama Settlement rehearse for their April 2nd benefit concert, March 1954.
• Keum Nyu Park leads the children's chorus at the Palama Settlement Music School, March 1954.
• Keum Nyu Park leads the children's chorus at the Palama Settlement Music School, March 1954.
• Keum Nyu Park leads the children's chorus at the Palama Settlement Music School, March 1954.
• Keum Nyu Park leads the children's chorus at the Palama Settlement Music School, March 1954.
• Donald Wiley sits at piano as Hugo Kortschak (left), Belle Shalit (center), and music school director John M. Kelly, Jr. (right) plan a benefit concert at First Methodist Church, March 13, 1953.
• Lincoln Go (left) and Frank Medrano (right) play drums, July 27, 1951.
• A student at her piano recital, 1951.
• Student Virginia Fong receives an award from Palama Settlement executive director Dearon Shetanian, 1951.
• A student at her piano recital, 1951.