Figure 1.--Here is the Sousa family off to Europe. It was common in the inter-War era for newspaper photgraphers to take photographs of prople leavingband arriving on ocean liners. Most of these phothrapgs were taken in New York. Here the caption read, " 'March King' Sousa's Gran Children Sail for Europe: Sailing for Europe on 'S.S. de Grasse' the four children of Mr. and Mrs. John Philip Sousa, Jr. They were accompanied, of course, yntheir parents." The photograph was dated October 7. 1924.

Here are the grand children of the famed March King--John Philip Sousa who led the Marine Corps band ('The President's Own) as well as his own for many years. His father enlisted him in the Marine Corps band at age 13 to prevent him from running away to join the circus. His parents were of Portuguese and German origin. The chilldem are the four childrem of Sousa's son, John Philip Sousa Jr. the family is traveling to Europev on an oceanliner which is howpeople traveled to Europe at the time (October 1924). The children are not named, but look to be about 4-12 years old. The younger children wear fur caps. The older boy holds a flat cap. The all have heavy coats, planning to spend winter winter in Europe. The two boys wear knickers, we think with knee socks. The knee socks are light colored with checkered tops. At the time long stockings were more common. All the children wear the same socks and high-top shoes.

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