Flag of Phila. troop of Light Horse in 1775 when they escorted Gen'l Washington to N.Y. – Historic Photograph Print
![Flag of Phila. troop of Light Horse in 1775 when they escorted Gen'l Washington to N.Y., [between 1909 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/00/0046f36797c9-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Flag of Phila. troop of Light Horse in 1775 when they escorted Gen'l Washington to N.Y.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Flag of Phila. troop of Light Horse in 1775 when they escorted Gen'l Washington to N.Y.
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The title on this glass negative links the flag to a Philadelphia troop of light horse that escorted George Washington in 1775, though the National Photo Company's data for it is unverified. Washington did leave Philadelphia in June 1775 to take command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, and the city's First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry is the best-known mounted unit that accompanied him. The negative itself dates from roughly 1909 to 1920, and it shows streaks and other blemishes from the deterioration of its original coating.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,959 × 4,329 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-249375 |
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