High school teacher leading band at Decoration Day Ceremony, Gallipolis, Ohio. Photo by Arthur Siegel, 1943.
This preserved scene shows A man in a suit holds up his baton while a group of mostly children crowds together behind him. All are facing the camera. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: High school teacher leading band at Decoration Day Ceremony, Gallipolis, Ohio. Photo by Arthur Siegel, 1943.
This preserved scene shows A man in a suit holds up his baton while a group of mostly children crowds together behind him. All are facing the camera. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: High school teacher leading band at Decoration Day Ceremony, Gallipolis, Ohio. Photo by Arthur Siegel, 1943.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
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