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112th Cavalry Band, Mineral Wells, Texas

112th Cavalry Band, Mineral Wells, Texas
Description:

The writing on the drum identifies this band as being with the 112th Cavalry, which was stationed in Mineral Wells, Texas. A National Guard Cavalry unit was established on West Mountain in 1919. This photograph appears to be taken in front of the cavalry stable sometime between World Wars I and II.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
Boyce Ditto Public Library
Collection(s):
A. F. Weaver Collection
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Palo Pinto County - Mineral Wells
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Description:

The writing on the drum identifies this band as being with the 112th Cavalry, which was stationed in Mineral Wells, Texas. A National Guard Cavalry unit was established on West Mountain in 1919. This photograph appears to be taken in front of the cavalry stable sometime between World Wars I and II.

Physical Description:

1 photograph : b&w

Language: English
Subject(s):
Partner:
Boyce Ditto Public Library
Collection:
A. F. Weaver Collection
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: AWO_1105P
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth25070
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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