Title	Confederate Veteran's Fiddler's Contest at the Opera House
Description	Announcement of fund-raising fiddling and banjo picking contest to raise money for the Leonidas Polk Bivouac No. 3, and William Henry Trousdale Camp No. 495 of Confederate Veterans and for "indigent and decrepit Confederate Soldiers." There is notation of a parade to be led by the Columbia Band, the program listings, and the prizes available. A color image of a Confederate flag has been placed at the top of the broadside.
Historical Note	Broadside indicates the financial need becoming evident among Tennessee's aging and ailing generation of Confederate veterans. Legislation establishing the Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners was enacted in 1891 to handle the administration of pensions for the state's indigent, disabled, and honorably discharged Confederate veterans. Confederate widows' pensions were first issued in Tennessee in 1905.
Date	1902 March 3
Place	Columbia (Tenn.)
Creator	Maury Democrat Office
Publisher	Maury Democrat Office
Place of Publication	Columbia (Tenn.)
Collection Name	Library Broadside Collection
Subjects - LCSH	Broadsides; Fiddlers; Banjoists; Bands (Music); Parades; Contests
Subjects - TGM	Broadsides Announcements Handbills Fliers (printed matter) Flags Military standards
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	34432
Digital Type	TEXT
Digital Format	TIFF
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