Keywords: Banjo & Ukulele.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 Just received a big new shipment of banjo-ukuleles and ukuleles ranging in prices from 5 to 30 cases and bags 1 00 to 3 50 all other string instruments in stock J Edgar Robinson Banjo Ukulele Washington times July 17 1919 Image 11 http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/lccn/sn84026749/1919-07-17/ed-1/seq-11/ 1919-07-17 Chronicling America - http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/ Hawaii Digital Newspaper Project - https //hdnpblog wordpress com/ unknown other versions PD-old-70-1923 Newspaper advertising Banjos Ukulele Guitar family instruments Hawaiian music 1919 1910s Music stores String instruments |