Name/Title
Bands at Dedication of President Warren G. Harding BustEntry/Object ID
1995.1.364Description
Photograph of Band playing taken in 1921 by James A. Kreitler at the dedication of the bust of President Warren G. Harding at the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles, Ohio.
It appears as if they are marching down the street.
According to an article in The Niles Daily News dated June 9, 1921, two bandsd were hired to provide music for the marchers in the parade.*
The back has glue residue and paper remaining from where it was attached to a board.
*The Niles Daily News
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McKinleyAcquisition
Accession
1995.1Source or Donor
General Museum CollectionAcquisition Method
Gift