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!
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5 comments:
What a great piece of history!
They must be the pioneers of their time!
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Very unusual to see an all girls' band from that time.
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.
Those are wild hats that they are wearing.
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