Podcast The President's Own - The Marine Band and the White House
From entertainment to diplomacy, music has played an important role in White House history. Stewart McLaurin talks to Colonel Jason...
Marine battalion in front of Commandant's House at the Marine barracks
- Date of Work
- April 1864
- Medium
- Glass Negative
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Marine battalion in front of Commandant's House at the Marine barracks
Battalion of Marine Corps including the "President’s Own," in front of the Commandant's House at the Marine barracks in Washington Navy Yard, April 1864.
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