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Item Identifier Number
ms192_063
Creation Date
6-18-1909
Collection
MS-192: Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection
Description
The photograph shows the Second Infantry Regiment Band of the United States Army marching in the parade during the 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration. The soldiers were under the command of Colonel Francis Mansfield and marched to Dayton from Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. The band is marching through a residential area and is being viewed by spectators who are on the side of the street. The drum major leads the band followed by a row of musicians playing trombones and a tuba. The remainder of the band is blurry and can not be identified.
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
Photographic Negative
Permissions
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Date Digital
2-1-2008
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms192_063; Bands (Music); Marching; Soldiers; Musical instruments; United States--Armed Forces--Bands; Main Street (Dayton, Ohio); United States. Army; Dayton (Ohio) Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration -- 1909; Drum majors; Spectators; Marching bands; Parades; Flags--United States; Dayton--Streets; United States. Army--Bands
