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Battalion ready for inspection, [United States Military Academy], West Point, N.Y. – Vintage Print

Battalion ready for inspection, [United States Military Academy], West Point, N.Y., c1905. — historic photograph
Battalion ready for inspection, [United States Military Academy], West Point, N.Y., c1905.. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(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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The image shows a cadet battalion drawn up at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, as it stood for inspection around 1905. The Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its large-format color and black-and-white views of American landmarks, produced many such scenes of the academy for sale to tourists. West Point, founded in 1802, trained officers under a rigid routine in which formal inspections were a central ritual, and the rows of uniformed cadets at attention reflect that discipline. The glass negative, a standard format of the period, preserves the sharp detail of the uniforms and formation.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes2662" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018689. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsUniversities & colleges. Military education. Military inspections.United States--New York (State)--West Point.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62190

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