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Fort Huachuca (Ariz.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Buffalo Soldiers Brass Band Photographs , circa 1943-1944

 Item — Case 4, drawer: 5
Scope and Contents

two panoramic photographs featuring images of 65 musicians of the 92nd Infantry Division band during World War II, presumably taken at Fort Huachuca, AZ. In one photograph, the musicians are wearing their side caps, and in the other photograph, the musicians are wearing their combat helmets. In both images, the musicians are in four rows and holding various instruments. The division's logo which features a single buffalo can be see on the bass drum that is in both photographs.

Dates: circa 1943-1944

Fort Huachuca African American Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30550014958274]
Identifier: SPC-2020-023
Scope and Contents The Fort Huachuca African American Photograph Collection (circa 1940s-1950s) contains 40 black-and-white photographs featuring groups of men and women posing in front of buildings, with dogs, on a horse, and posing in front of the Colonel Young School, as well as images of tents, military vehicles, and cannons. One photograph has an inscription on the back: "love to all J.R.M.". Two photographs are only partial, with one looking as if it was cut, and the other, torn. Most if not all of the...
Dates: circa 1940s-1950s