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Military exercises in Marion Square, Charleston, S.C. – Historic Print

Military exercises in Marion Square, Charleston, S.C., c1907. — historic photograph
Military exercises in Marion Square, Charleston, S.C., c1907.. Historic photograph from the Charleston 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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Military exercises in Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

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Beside the Calhoun Monument, which stands at the left edge of the frame, soldiers drill across Marion Square in Charleston, South Carolina. The square was named for Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War partisan commander, and it had long served the city as an open ground for parades and musters. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its color and black-and-white views of American towns and landmarks, made this 8 x 10 inch glass negative around 1907. The picture records a traditional military training scene set against a monument to a prominent South Carolina statesman.

Created / publishedc1907.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesCalhoun Monument at left. G 4146" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070109. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsMilitary training. Plazas.United States--South Carolina--Charleston.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-71702

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