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G.A.R. parade, [Washington, D.C.], 1915 – Historic Reproduction

G.A.R. parade, [Washington, D.C.], 1915, 1915 — historic photograph
G.A.R. parade, [Washington, D.C.], 1915, 1915. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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This rare historic photograph captures G.A.R. parade, [Washington, D.C.], 1915 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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G.A.R. parade, [Washington, D.C.], 1915

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Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union Civil War veterans' organization founded in 1866, are the focus of this 1915 view of a parade in Washington, D.C. By then the marchers were men in their sixties and seventies, half a century removed from the war, and the city's processions often brought them together for reunions and patriotic occasions. The National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented Washington street life and public events in the early twentieth century, made the picture on a glass negative. The title comes from unverified data, so the exact route and occasion are not confirmed, and the plate shows streaks from the age of its coating.

Created / published1915
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 six
SubjectsUnited States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan6,081 × 4,407 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257159

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