[131 Dance Band in Sendai]

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Group photograph of the 131 Dance Band on stage in Sendai, Japan. The men are in three rows except for a trumpet player standing on the left and the pianist sitting at the piano on the right. The back row consists of six men, from left to right there are four trumpet players, a drummer and cellist. In the second row there are three trombone players. In the front row there are seven men, five saxophonists, and a guitar player all sitting behind wooden music stands. The seventh man in the front row is not behind a music stand nor … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 Cm

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Creator: Unknown. December 1945.

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Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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Group photograph of the 131 Dance Band on stage in Sendai, Japan. The men are in three rows except for a trumpet player standing on the left and the pianist sitting at the piano on the right. The back row consists of six men, from left to right there are four trumpet players, a drummer and cellist. In the second row there are three trombone players. In the front row there are seven men, five saxophonists, and a guitar player all sitting behind wooden music stands. The seventh man in the front row is not behind a music stand nor holding an instrument. All the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. Printed underneath the photograph is "Dec. 45 - Sendai".

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1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 Cm

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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

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  • December 1945

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  • April 24, 2024, 3:17 a.m.

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  • April 30, 2024, 10:07 a.m.

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[131 Dance Band in Sendai], photograph, December 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1677316/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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