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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1913)

Images

ca. 1910's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

ca. 1910 - Organ facade (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Rick Erickson/Rick Erickson)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
• Console position: Keydesk Attached
• 2 manuals
• 3 divisions
• Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Notes

2023-02-09 - This entry represents the installation of a used organ. Identified from several periodical accounts of the time by Charles Eberline. The cost of the organ was $1,600.00, which was partially paid for by Andrew Carnegie. -Jim Stettner

Documents

• Periodical Documentation for First Presbyterian Washington, KS. Organ Collection of periodical announcements about the expected, installed, and dedicated organ. -Charles Eberline

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