"Butcher's Tale"

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Because I'm a nerd, I'm subscribed to the U.S. National Archives YouTube channel.  About two weeks ago, they uploaded a bunch of old footage from World War I, and I'm just now getting around to watching it.

From about 2:05 to 2:10 in this video, there are some shots of a man playing a harmonium:

I don't know the complete history, but apparently harmoniums were used in the army even until the Korean War.  I'd always assumed that the Zombies used one on "Butcher's Tale" because of its sort of eerie sound, but seeing one in this old footage made me realize that it's actually a historically accurate choice of instrumentation.