Photographic postcard of a military marching band: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic postcard of a military marching band: Date: ca. 1917. Photograph by: Unidentified. Printed by: Unidentified.
The object in the museum catalogue
A photographic postcard of a military marching band. The band is marching in an open field. Another group of men is marching behind them. A building is visible in the background. The back of the postcard is unused, but has a handwritten inscription and pre-printed type that reads: [Carte Postale / Correspondance / Adresse].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1917
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Printed by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Owned by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
- Type: portraits
- Type: photographic postcards
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on paper, ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (9 × 14 cm)
- Place depicted: France, Europe
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Band (Music)
- Topic: Marching bands (Music)
- Topic: Military
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: World War I
- Object number: 2013.46.29.115
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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