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Description
Photographic portrait of veterans "Teddy's Terrors" in front of a Santa Fe train with their band, ca.1904. Fifty-three men in cavalry uniform, some with musical instruments, pose in three rows in front of Santa Fe railroad passenger car, brandishing the American and Army flags. Passengers are visible looking out the windows of the train. Some men have their pistols brandished. Identifiable instruments include: A tuba, bass drum, trombone, euphonium, trumpet, French horns, F-horns, clarinets and soprano saxophones.
Type
image
Format
1 microfilm frame : negative, b&w 35 mm. 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. microfilms photographic prints photographs
Roosevelt, Theodore Santa Fe Railroad U.S. History--Spanish-American War--Teddy's Terrors War Soldiers Military Veterans Bands (Music) Railroads United States--History--War of 1898 Railroad features
Time Period
circa 1904
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
1-231- [Microfiche number] 7167 [Accession number] CHS-7167 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] K [Microfilm reel number]
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