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Topical Budget 168-1: The Sound of the Drum (1914)
 

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"THE BAND OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS STIMULATES RECRUITING BY PLAYING MARTIAL MUSIC THROUGH THE STREETS". The Guards' band in ceremonial dress and bearskins leads a column of troops along a street.