The Original Boneyfiddler, 535 Second Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.

ID: 807 ~ Source: Scioto Historical Collection, Center for Public History Archive, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. ~ Creator: Andrew Feight, Ph.D. ~ Date: 5 June 2018
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The Original Boneyfiddler, 535 Second Street, Portsmouth, Ohio.

The original design of the iconic Boney-fiddler - a skeleton dancing, with a fiddle in one hand - has been claimed by various artists in the area, with the original rights belonging to Margie Russell who had the design applied as a decal to the windows of her place of business, 535 Second Street.

This file appears in: How the Boneyfiddle Got Its Name

By Andrew Feight, Ph.D.
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