Item 148508 - Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930

Item 148508 - Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930
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Item 148508
Mary Curran Leighton and musicians, Portland, ca. 1930
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Piano and guitar teacher Mary Curran Leighton (1885-1972) and her spouse, Clifford Leighton, ran a music store in Portland where they sold instruments and provided music lessons to students. In the 1930s, Mary Curran Leighton specialized in “Hawaiian guitar,” another name for lap steel guitar.

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