Keywords: Ukulele, Mandolins, Banjos.jpg en George E K Awai and his Royal Hawaiian Quartet popularized the small guitar-like instrument when they performed at the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco in 1915 From then on to the early 1920s the ukulele became popular on the mainland United States Flat mandolins ukuleles and banjo ukuleles From an ad by J W Jenkins Sons ™ Music Co Ukulele Mandolin Banjo Oklahoma City times Dec 16 1918 Page 6 http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/lccn/sn86064187/1918-12-16/ed-1/seq-6/ 1918-12-16 Chronicling America - http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/ Hawaii Digital Newspaper Project - https //hdnpblog wordpress com/ unknown other versions PD-old-70-1923 Newspaper advertising Ukulele Mandolin advertisements Portuguese guitar Koa wood instruments Hawaiian music Banjos 1910s String instruments Guitar family instruments Music stores 1918 |