Check out the Fox Movietone video of the Jenkins Orphanage Band. This video is listed on the National Historic Registry for being culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.
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The Jenkins Band gained national recognition when it performed in cities throughout the Northeast, Midwest and the South. They marched in inaugural parades and played on Broadway for the entire run of 'Porgy and Bess.' As their fame grew, they traveled around the world, playing in Paris, Berlin, Rome, London, and Vienna.
This video is provided by the Fox Movietone News Collection at the University of South Carolina's Newsfilm Library.
SCIway thanks the library for providing this historic video, and for allowing us to share it with our visitors.
Read our article: Orphanage Band Instrumental in Jenkins' Past and Future.
See more pictures of the Jenkins Orphanage & Jenkins Institute.
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