Postcard, Picture

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The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

Name/Title

Postcard, Picture

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.173

Scope and Content

Picture postcard of the Chicago Staff Band. The image depicts a group of men, each dressed in a Salvation Army uniform and holding a brass instrument, seated and standing. A man holding the large drum is sitting on the left side and a small drum is on the right side. The following text is printed in white just under the men: "Stevens Schiller Bldg Chicago" on the left and on the right, "Columbian Eng. Co. Chi.". The back of the postcard has a handwritten inscription "This is the band we had at our hall last Thursday evening". The back has a thin dark line splitting the address and correspondence sections and the word "POST CARD" printed near the top edge.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Central Territory Museum - Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Central Territory Museum Collection

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chicago Staff Band

Person or Organization

Fynn, John T

Person or Organization

Broughton, William F.

Related Entries

Notes

1982.945.1

Notes

2025.41.1

Notes

2025.43.1