Bradshaw Band was noted for its smart scarlet and blue uniforms when this picture was taken in 1935 -- but in the early days, when cash was short, they performed in grey flannel trousers and straw hats.
Bradshaw had its own drum and fife band as far back as 1856, but the brass band proper was formed six years later and prospered under a succession of enterprising bandmasters, including Bill Baldwin, who was in charge during the 1930s.
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