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Item 5978
Title: The Melody Kings, Saco, 1939
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1939
Location: Saco
Media: Photograph
Item 30071
Title: Bands marching through Sanford Square, 1955
Contributed by: Sanford Historical Committee
Date: 1955
Location: Sanford
Media: 35mm slide; transparency
Item 78975
Title: The Dixfield Band in official performance uniforms, Dixfield, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society
Date: circa 1900
Location: Dixfield
Media: Black and White Photograph
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Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.