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Circuit Avenue, departure of the band, Oak Bluffs, Mass.

Description

This is a street scene with a marching band parading through the center of town in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. A soldier's monument is to the side of the parade. Several commercial buildings line the street that the parade is passing through.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storefronts
flags
parades
wagons (cargo vehicles)
spectators (event observers)
soldiers' monuments
commercial buildings
events
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

fr. N.E. News Co. / Circuit Ave, Departure of the Band, Oak Bluffs, Mass. (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 5 3/4 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1933-02-28

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2200.0010.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

5 3/4 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

New England News Company (Photographic studio)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Marching bands
Circuit Avenue (Oak Bluffs, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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