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Description
The Laredo, Texas military band marches the streets of the city, playing their instruments and boosting morale for civilians. The band was stationed on Laredo in 1916 to protect the Mexican-American Border during the Mexican Revolution, ongoing since 1910.
Many soldiers in the band and otherwise stationed in Laredo would go on to participate in World War I when the U.S. became involved in 1917. Herbert Cobb of Portland was part of the Laredo military band, and later deployed to France.
About This Item
- Title: Laredo Army band parade, Texas, 1916
- Creation Date: 1916
- Subject Date: 1916
- Location: Laredo, Webb County, TX
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2824, Box 2/6
- Collection: Cobb brothers World War I correspondence
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bands (Music)
- Border patrols--Mexican-American Border Region
- Mexican-American Border Region
- Parades--Texas--Laredo
- World War, 1914-1918
People
Other Keywords
- Border Patrol
- Celebration
- Festival
- Marching
- Mexican American Border
- Military Troops
- Moral
- Parade
- Regiment
- Soldiers
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