Images from the Study-Storage Collections Rope-tension Parade Drum by WFL Drum Company, 1940 NMM 3003.  Parade drum by WFL Drum Co., Chicago, ca. 1940.  Keystone, brass badge:  W.F.L. / DRUM CO. / Wm F Ludwig / President / 1728 N DAMEN AVE / CHICAGO.  Wood shell, natural finish, with the letters "U.S." painted on side in blue.  Rope tension.  Wood rims.  Metal screw strainer in wood brace.  Arne B. Larson Collection.   Click arrow to continue Study-Storage Collections Tour Go to Study-Storage Collections Tour Index Go to Virtual Tour Index Go to Checklist of Snare Drums Made by Ludwig Companies National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2000, 2002 Most recent update:   May 6, 2003 You are the 10,035th visitor to this page since December 20, 2000. College of Fine Arts The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page