Photograph

Name/Title

Photograph

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.93

Description

Photograph, sepia tone, photo is mounted onto a larger paper, 9.5" x 11.5", of the Grand Rapids, MI band, purported to be the first commissioned Salvation Army band in the United States. Labels on the front of the mount identify David Hay, Bandmaster, in the front row left as the first US bandmaster. Others identified are Drum Major Case DeBlond, the first convert in Grand Rapids and John Youngblood, drummer.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.1

Source or Donor

Central Territory Museum - Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Central Territory Museum Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1884 - 1889

Place

City

Grand Rapids

County

Kent County

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: c.1884

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Western Michigan and Northern Indiana Division

Related Places

Place

City

Grand Rapids

County

Kent County

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America