Thursday, June 16, 2011

Imperial Girls' Band


Brass Bands in the early 1900's provided much of the local musical entertainment in towns across America. These community organizations were formed by the towns themselves, clubs and organizations, and even factories. There are lots of great Real Photo postcards of bands of that era, and it's easy to imagine them just having bought all their instruments and costumes directly from Harold Hill, right out of "The Music Man."

This postcard is different, in that it depicts an all-girls' band -- a rarity in that nearly all the musicians in all these bands were boys or men. These young ladies look very proud of themselves, and all the more so because of their uniqueness!

5 comments:

Aimee Dars said...

What a great piece of history!

Four-eyed-missy said...

They must be the pioneers of their time!

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Sheila @ A Postcard a Day said...

Very unusual to see an all girls' band from that time.

Beth Niquette said...

I dearly admire these early pioneers in entertainment. What a lovely group of ladies. In those days, an all-girl band would have been a HUGE accomplishment.

Heather said...

Those are wild hats that they are wearing.