Salt Lake Letter Carriers marching band, Washington and New York, 1952
Photo Number
Reel 3
Creator
Morton, Alton Watkins, 1905-1985
Date
1952
Date Digital
2014/07/16
Subject
Marching bands--Utah--Salt Lake City; National Association of Letter Carriers (U.S.). Branch 111 (Salt Lake City, Utah); Washington (D.C.); New York (N.Y.)
Spatial Coverage
United States: District of Columbia; Washington; New York (State); New York City
Description
Silent footage of Salt Lake City Post Office marching band performing in Washington DC and New York City, probably in connection with the dedication of the National Association of Letter Carriers building in Washington and the NACL biennial meeting in New York in 1952. Begins with scenes from various buildings, monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery; performance of the Salt Lake Letter Carriers marching band in an outdoor park setting (National Mall?); arrival by air at New York City, various scenes in Manhattan, interspersed with performances by the band
