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Photograph of Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Harlem Hellfighters Brass Band

Harry C. Ellis, American, 1857 - ca. 1928ca. 1918

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A black-and-white photograph of the famous 369th infantry's brass band performing at the American Red Cross Hospital Number 5, in Paris, France. The band is performing outdoors, seated in chairs arranged in a half circle around leader Jim Europe. An audience of other soldiers are scattered throughout the image, some lounge on the grass in the foreground and others stand behind the band in the background.

Details

  • Title: Photograph of Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Harlem Hellfighters Brass Band
  • Creator: Harry C. Ellis, American, 1857 - ca. 1928
  • Date Created: ca. 1918
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W: 4 9/16 x 6 13/16 in. (11.6 x 17.3 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Photography, World War, 1914-1918, Ragtime (Music), Band (Music), Marching bands (Music), Military
  • Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

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