An itinereant orchestra in Tirana renders a little harmony for the children at the opening of the American Red Cross playground. The reeds predominate but the bass drummer does his best to drown the high notes of the Turkish clarinets. When they all get going good, the music, to the Occidental ear, resembles that of a flat-wheeled trolley car rounding a sharp curve near a busy boiler shop. These musicians play at all private and public occasions: weddings, funerals, christenings, church festivals
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Paris Office.
Group title: Albania, Children.
On caption card: (11770)
Used in: Ex. Mag. Bureau indef.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 11
Tags
Date
01/01/1920
Location
Albania
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html