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. Advertisement for "nickel slot at Pacific Photo Gallery, on the beach at the Arcadia Pavilion" on verso Title devised by cataloger; date devised by cataloger based on style of dress of women at left which appear to be from around 1895. Photographer H. F. Rile was the proprietor of the Pacific Photo Gallery in Santa Monica.
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