Sousa's arrival in Sydney

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Item type:
photographic object
Date of creation:
1911
Technique / Medium:
photography
Place of creation:
Sydney (Australia)

Description

Photo of the Sousa Band marching into Sydney amidst a sprawling crowd as part of their 1910-1911 World Tour. The photo was taken from an elevated position, allowing for a clear view of the group as they approach the camera's direction. The item features a printed caption in the upper margin that reads "Sousa's Arrival in Sydney, May 15th, 1911".

People as subjects

Sousa, John Philip (1854-1932) (Conductor)

Iconclass

48C753
more than one musician with instrument

RIdIM images


John Philip Sousa Music and Personal Papers, circa 1880-1932, Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Image URLs

image link 1
Sousa Archives data and image

Bibliographic references

Bierley, Paul Edmund. The incredible band of John Philip Sousa (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2006) 24. ISBN 0252031474. RILM 2006-04359.

Notes

Paul Bierley comments in "The Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa" that the Sousa Band rarely marched during its forty-year lifespan; the entrance into Sydney marks one of the few occasions where this happened.

RIdIM record id

4821