Western Maryland College ROTC Band

Photograph

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

Western Maryland College ROTC Band

Entry/Object ID

1997.043.004

Description

Print, photographic. Gelatin print, 4.75" x 6.25'', Western Maryland College ROTC Band, Roy Strine in front row to the left of the drum, c. 1940. Four rows of young men in uniforms holding all types of instruments. They are standing on the steps of a building with three doors behind them on a large brick building. There are two flags behind the group, one an American flag, the other is not distinguishable. On back in pencil "Ray Strine conductor, c. 1940"

Acquisition

Accession

1997.043

Source or Donor

Reese, Mabel Strine

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Roy Nevin Strine (b. 1886), the father of the donor, was a band leader of several boy bands in the area in the 1930s-40s, including the Mt. Airy Boys Band, Westminster Boys Band, Pleasant Valley Boys Band, New Windsor Boys Band, and the Western Maryland College ROTC Band. He was a member of the Westminster Municipal Band. Roy Strine also was a sign and mural painter in Carroll County.