Soldiers' string band, Camp Mills, Mineola, NY, 1913
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A group of soldiers in khaki uniforms and wide-brimmed campaign hats pose on a grassy field, the front row seated with guitars and a mandolin and the rest standing behind them. The printed caption reads "Music in the Air at Camp Mills, Mineola, Long Island, N.Y." Camp Mills is best known as the World War I cantonment established at Mineola in 1917, which is later than the card's February 1913 postmark, so the date is worth confirming. Improvised string-band music and group singing were common ways for troops to fill idle hours in camp.
Postcard Details
#9. Chestnut st Malden, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sackett & Wilhelms Corp. |
| Series | 222729 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Clara Lundberg, #9. Chestnut st, Malden, MA |
| Publisher | Sackett & Wilhelms Corp., New York, NY |
| Stamp | 2c George Washington, red, issued 1902 |
| Stamp | 2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; color halftone printing with visible screen; card number 222729 at lower right and a small "© I. F. S." imprint at the left edge; light soiling/staining along the top edge. Postmark: FEB 8 1913 [illegible] AM. Divided-back card with white border, message dated 2/6/1913; Sackett & Wilhelms Corp., New York and Brooklyn imprint; light edge wear and a few creases. |
Cite this card
Soldiers' string band, Camp Mills, Mineola, NY, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/soldiers-string-band-camp-mills-mineola-ny-1913. Accessed November 2, 2026.