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Dedicated to promoting and continuing
the Great American Concert Band tradition
since 1920
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Colonel Phillip C. Westfahl was the first conductor of the Milwaukee American Legion Band, October 1920
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Milwaukee Post No. 1 in September, 1924, in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Milwaukee Post No. 1 in 1925, National American Legion Cnvention in Omaha, Nebraska
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The band marching at the Philadelphia National convention, 1926
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John Philip Sousa and the band officers
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At the State Convention, Wausau, August, 1928
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At the state convention in Kenosha, 1929, they were Champions!
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State Champions again in 1931, in Chippewa Falls.
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The American Legion Blatz Band in 1933, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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The band poses in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1937.
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Marching in a parade on August 9, 1937.
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A promotional poster for the Blatz band concert tour from 1948.
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A promotional poster for the Blatz Post Band No. 373, undefeated state champions since 1927.
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May 1953, the first outdoor TV broadcast from WTMJ TV studios on
Capitol Drive.
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The Band marched in St. Louis
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A very colorful bandshell adds visual impact to the wondrous sounds.
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Photo taken in May 1989 in front of Cudworth American Legion Post (now St.
John's home) on Prospect, right after the last European tour.
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Photo shot in 2005 during the Milwaukee Lutheran High School summer concert
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Photo from Memorial Day, 2005, in the Wisconsin Memorial Park chapel |
Another photo from Memorial Day, 2005, in the Wisconsin Memorial Park chapel |
Photo taken 2005 during the Memorial Day services at Wood National Cemetery
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Summer concert at Humboldt Park, July 26, 2005 |
Trombone soloist William Rose |
Leonhart Rose, Assistant Conductor, and William Rose, trombone soloist
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Percussion special during the Humboldt Park summer concert, July 26, 2005 |
The 2007 summer concert started with a salute to the American Flag
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Master of Ceremonies and vocal soloist George Huhnke
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The clarinet section plays.
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The flute and horn section plays.
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Baton twirlers warm up the crowd before the concert.
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Waiting for the baton to return to earth.
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The 2008 Summer Concert at Humboldt Park.
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The 2008 Summer Concert at Humboldt Park.
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