[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - MUSIC]. A collection of 60+ photographs of gospel, military, and marching bands and other musical groups, including:

ABRAHAM, G.P., photographer. Portrait of three musicians playing a large xylophone. Keswick, England: Abraham, n.d. 3 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. CDV on cardstock mount. -- The Missionaries on Deck. N.p.: N.p., n.d. 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. A group of men on deck, one with a guitar. -- Outdoor portrait of women playing guitars and singing. N.p.: N.p., n.d. 5 x 3 in. -- Indoor portrait of a school band. N.p.: N.p., n.d. 7 x 5 in. silver gelatin photograph on cardstock mount. -- Portrait of bandleader Paul Whiteman playing a theremin. N.p.: N.p., n.d. Approx. 7 3/4 x 5 in. clipped photograph. -- And 11 others. Together, 16 photographs.

[With:] Lucy. Parker. Jones. Hodges. Talbert. C & M. A. Gospel Quintette. 2140 E. 37 St. Cleveland, Ohio. Studio portrait of an African-American gospel quintette. Two men posed with open books, possibly hymnals, and one with a mandolin. -- Sigund Thorlakson's Band. Season 1912. Band members posed with their uniforms and instruments. Signed to verso by Sigund Thorlakson. -- Saved through Christ and Consecrated to His Service. 3 children with musical instruments riding in a car labeled "Gospel Car." -- In Dug-Out on Front. A group of soldiers huddled around a stove with instruments. -- Zither-Club Almrausch. Livingston, ILL. 14 Jun. 1914. -- And 41 others. Together, 46 real photo postcards, condition generally good.

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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY - MUSIC]. A collection of 60+ photographs of gospel, military, and marching bands and other musical groups, including:

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