An undated photograph of the first Fife and Drum Corps of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
The photo was supposedly taken when the group performed in a parade at Pillow, Dauphin County.
Pictured, left to right: John Kissinger; Reilly Hess; John Umholtz; Joseph Umholtz; Rufus Willier; Jacob Buffington; Charles Rebuck (who played the harmonica); John Willier; Aaron Umholtz; Morris Zerfing.
Additional members who played in the drum corps: Daniel Blyler; Oscar Tobias; Uriah Daniel; Jacob Buffington; William Boyer; —– Umholtz.
This group was in service from 1875 to 1892.
The photo and description are from the Gratz Sesquicentennial History, published in 1955.
When a similar copy of this same photo was presented on this blog, the date of the photo was given as 1903. See:
Can any reader explain the conflicting information?
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