Keywords: post-civil war militia uniforms
Item 79704
Militiamen in dress uniform, Westport Island, ca. 1875
Recognize the militia uniforms? the men?
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1875 Location: Westport Island Media: Lacquered iron
Item 6666
Russian Naval and Maine Militia Officers, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1870 Media: Albumen print
Exhibit
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.