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Military band, Santa Monica

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Description
Image of a military band, showing several drummers and a man carrying an American flag, in a field in Santa Monica, California. This scene may be part of a military encampment that took place in summer of 1894.
Type
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Date
approximately 1890s
Call number
photCL_555_01_1661
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