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