Nat'l Anthem Day, Photograph shows a band playing at the exercises held on the steps of City Hall, New York Cit on September 14, 1918 in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the writing of 'The Star Spangled Banner.' At top of the steps are Harry Barnhart (1874-1948), the conductor of the New York Community Chorus and soprano opera singer Anna Fitziu (1887-1967) singing the National Anthem as General James Franklin Bell (1856-1919), Commander of the Department of the East stands next to them., 1918 Sept. 14, Glass negatives

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