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Title: Edmund A. Wall and Sons Sousa Band Photographs and Papers, 1904-1986
ID: 12/9/153
Primary Creator: Wall, Edmund A. (ca. 1860-1916)
Other Creators: Wall, Charles A. (1899-1958), Wall, Edmund C. (1895-1985)
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet
Arrangement: Materials are arranged into three series: Series 1) Scrapbook 1, Series 2) Scrapbook 2, and Series 3) Papers. Series 1 is further subdivided into two sub-series: sub-series 1) Edmund A. Wall and sub-series 2) Edmund "Eddie" Charles Wall. Materials are arranged in their original order.
Date Acquired: 08/11/2016
Subjects: Band Concerts, Band Musicians, Concert tours, Marching bands, Railroad Accidents, Railroad History, Sousa, John Philip, Woodwind Instruments
Formats/Genres: Scrapbooks
Languages: English
The materials consist of postcards and carte de vistes taken by clarinetist Edmund A. Wall (1860-1916) during the 1910-1911 Sousa Band World Tour, Photographs documenting the career of Edmund C. Wall (1895-1985) in the New York City Ballet Company, and Photographs taken jointly by Edmund C. and Charles A. Wall (1899-1958) between the 1925 and 1931 tours of the Sousa Band with the majority of the photographs taken from the 1927 and 1929 tours. Of particular note are photographs documenting the train wreck of 1929 and of concerts that took place with the Sousa Band in Urbana, Illinois.
Edmund Alfred Wall (ca. 1860-1916) was born in Morley, England and moved to Cambridge, Massachussetts when he was a child. Wall enlisted in the US Navy in 1878. He served as a clarinetist for the Sousa Band during the 1910-1911 world tour, at which time his residence was New York City. Wall died in Ontario, Canada in 1916. While little is known about him, both of his sons, Charles A. Wall (1899-1958) and Edmund "Eddie" Charles Wall (1895-1985), also played as clarinetists for the Sousa Band between 1925 and 1931.
Band Concerts
Band Musicians
Concert tours
Marching bands
Railroad Accidents
Railroad History
Sousa, John Philip
Woodwind Instruments
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source: Charles Wall
Acquisition Method: Gift
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