435
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(MILITARY.)
368th Infantry Band, May 1, 1918, A. Jack Thomas,
Bandmaster.
Albumen photograph 6
1
⁄
2
x 8
5
⁄
8
inches (image size), on the original photogra-
pher’s mount, 9
1
⁄
2
x 11
7
⁄
8
inches overall; tiny chip to the bottom edge of the mount. May 1,
1918
TITLE IN INK ON THE MOUNT
,
WITH THE NAME
,
RANK AND POSITION IN THE BAND IN
INK ON THE REVERSE
[Camp Meade, Maryland], May, 1918
[800/1,200]
The 368th Infantry band was led by Alfred Jack Thomas, one of the first African American
military bandleaders from the 10th Cavalry serving in Arizona. Thomas was on the the origi-
nal “quota of four” black bandmasters in the U.S. military. Someone, perhaps Thomas himself
has taken the time to list every single member of the band on the reverse of this photograph
with the instrument they played, their rank etc. We have posited this because of the “signature”
quality of his name on the front of the mount. Numerous African Americans serving with the
367th, 368th and 369th (The “Harlem Hell-Fighters) received commendations from the
French Government.
435
436
436
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(MILITARY—WORLD WAR I.)
Ex-Soldiers Investment Industrial
Company. $100 Share Certificate for
a Mr. J.B. Jones.
Engraved certificate
with seal, signed by three officers of the
company.
1928
[400/600]
We could find nothing of substance about this
company, its investments, success of failure. The
chances are that it was, like so many such
schemes just that; a means of separating a per-
son and his money. It was duly notarized and
the back of the certificate bears the image of a
woman named Alice Street, whose visage we
presume was supposed to inspire trust.
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