Twenty-sixth Infantry Band now at Texas City

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Twenty three soldiers in uniform stand in two rows in a semicircle holding brass and woodwind musical instruments. Metal music stands are arranged in front of the soldiers. Another soldier stands facing the camera in front of a music stand while holding a musical conductor's baton in one hand. Wording on photo front :"26t Inf. Band. Texas City Higby Photo."

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 3.5 x 9.5 in.

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Higby [1913..1915].

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the Moore Memorial Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 129 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Moore Memorial Public Library

The history of Moore Memorial Public Library dates back to 1928, when the Texas City Civics' Club and the City of Texas City arranged to provide a small library within the newly built City Hall. The Library has grown over the years and now hosts an Archive that documents, preserves and curates archival material representing the history of Texas City, the surrounding community, and Galveston County. In 2006, the Library received the Rescuing Texas History Grant for its effort in preserving historical materials. Contributions found within the Moore Memorial Library Portal collections include newspapers, photos, postcards and manuscript materials.

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  • Main Title: Twenty-sixth Infantry Band now at Texas City
  • Added Title: 26th Infantry Band now at Texas City

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Twenty three soldiers in uniform stand in two rows in a semicircle holding brass and woodwind musical instruments. Metal music stands are arranged in front of the soldiers. Another soldier stands facing the camera in front of a music stand while holding a musical conductor's baton in one hand. Wording on photo front :"26t Inf. Band. Texas City Higby Photo."

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 3.5 x 9.5 in.

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Print in collection apparently reproduced from some other printed work. Above the photo is the heading "State Topics." Underneath the photo is a short text article, about half of which is unreadable. Wording that can be determined is: ".... railway will be con-....double tracking...........the last.......expected...ton Bay, marks a new era in the development of Texas City. For on the day that former President Taft signed the rivers and harbors bill carrying the item announcement was made that the Texas City Transportation Company would... will carry the ....in to the government... tenance expect... years, more ..."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

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  • [1913..1915]

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  • 1913 - 1915

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  • April 13, 2006, 10:36 a.m.

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  • Sept. 26, 2016, 12:21 p.m.

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Higby. Twenty-sixth Infantry Band now at Texas City, photograph, [1913..1915]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth11549/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Moore Memorial Public Library.

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