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US Marine band at Silverstream
At the opening of the Silverstream hospital the marines provided their own band to play their famous hymn, 'From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli...'
Alexander Turnbull Library,
War History Collection
Reference: F 355 1/4
Photographer: John Pascoe
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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