Original WWI NREF AEF Siberia Russia Music Program and Paper Cutout for Sale

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Original WWI NREF AEF Siberia Russia Music Program and Paper Cutout For Sale

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Original WWI NREF AEF Siberia Russia Music Program and Paper Cutout:
$19.99

Original WWI NREF AEF Siberia Russia Music Program and Paper Cutout

N.R.E.F. was the North Russia Expeditionary Force! Both British and American soldiers were present 1918-1919.
Bakaritza was mentioned which is a location in Russia
The band music line up references the 339th United States Infantry. This would have been the \"Detroit\'s Own Polar Bears\" who had a motto of \"We finish w/ the bayonet\". They saw deployment during the Russian Civil War.
Sousa is mentioned in the song lineup, which is not surprising for a military band of that era.
The band paper appears dated 1919 if the I\'s are 1\'s.
Newspaper printing of Soldier Impressions from Eastern Russia
\"Siberian Sketches by Art Weinman A.E.F. Siberia\" AEF is American Expeditionary Force. Date of drawings in paper was 1918
About 8-1/2\" x 5-3/4\" total size
Original and antique

These appear to have been mounted on an old scrap album page. We wish we had more of the album!
Used, as-is. Paper has darkened with age. Music program is trimmed/cut on bottom edge so we don\'t know if that is the original size or it is cut short. Sketch art was also cut down from larger paper. Both are glued to a scrap album paper page. See attached pictures.