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Box 2

 Container

Contains 101 Collections and/or Records:

Airport transport vehicles, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of an airport runway with two transport vehicles. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour in East Asia.

Dates: undated

Portrait of unknown man in uniform with plane and mountain in background, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of a man in uniform with a plane taking off from the runway in back. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour in East Asia.

Dates: undated

Outdoor café tables and fountain, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of soldiers at an outdoor café with a fountain in the foreground. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour in East Asia.

Dates: undated

Chester E. Whiting at an outdoor café table, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of Chester Whiting and other Army soldiers at an outdoor café. Rows of folding chairs can be seen on the right side of the frame. Three individuals stand on a garden path in the background. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour in East Asia.

Dates: undated

Barracks and a long line of soldiers, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of barracks and uniformed soldiers in a long line. Line appears to extend beyond the left side of the frame. In the left side of the photo, more soldiers are preparing to join the line. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour in East Asia.

Dates: undated

United States soldier examines the Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Tōshō Shrine in Nikkō, Japan, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of soldier looking at statue of a warrior. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour in East Asia.

Dates: undated

Bus surrounded by a semi-circle of people, East Asia, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of a bus. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour in East Asia.

Dates: undated

Three women holding a flag, Hawaii, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of three women in traditional dress holding a flag in Hawaii. A women holding a small child looks on from the left side of the frame. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour.

Dates: undated

U.S. Army Field Band playing on a warship, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of soldiers performing music on a ship with a semi-circle of listeners sitting and standing in the background. Trumpets, trombones, horn, and percussion visible in the frame. The photograph was likely taken by Chester E. Whiting, founder of the United States Army Field Band, while on tour.

Dates: undated

Chester E. Whiting serving cake, undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

An undated photograph of Chester E. Whiting, founder and leader of the United States Army Field Band, serving cake to soldiers.

Dates: undated