Found at the Europeana Collections
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| Bagpipe Band Performing at Gare du Nord, Paris, 1916 |
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| Elsie Janis, Future "Sweetheart" of the AEF in 1915 |
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| War Music by Camille Saint-Saëns |
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| Banjo Band of Blinded War Veterans |
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| British Postcard |
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| Trench Musician |
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| French Bugler |
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| A Regimental Band Leads the Troops Off to War |
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| Composer Maurice Ravel, Who Drove a Truck at Verdun |
Thanks to Andrew Melomet for bringing these to my attention.









I was touched by all the photos and postcards.
ReplyDeleteMusic is in our DNA and especially when at war.
Thank you for today's topic.
Margaret Australia
Indeed. What a fine range of examples.
DeleteDidn't Saint-Saens come out of retirement to support the war?