WWI, 814th Infantry Band, 1919

Band of the 814th Infantry Leaving the Celtic After Her Arrival. Lieutenant Maxom and his band of the 814th Infantry, with troops, who had seen hard fighting in France and just returned to this country aboard the Transport Celtic leaving the pier for camp. Infantry bands from America introduced the until-then unknown music called jazz to British, French and other audiences, and started an international demand for it

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