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[Independence Monument, Augusta, Ga.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Independence Monument, Augusta, Ga.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Independence Monument, Augusta, Ga.], [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Independence Monument, Augusta, Ga.] 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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Set in Augusta, Georgia, this obelisk is catalogued alongside the city's hotels and its Civil War history, a pairing that suggests memorial and commerce shared the same downtown streets. Obelisks like this were a common way for Southern communities to mark the war and its dead in the decades after 1865. The glass negative came from the Detroit Publishing Company, which issued many city and landscape views for travelers in the early 1900s, so the picture also shows how Augusta presented itself to visitors. Note the tall stone shaft against the surrounding buildings.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 725 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033101. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsMonuments & memorials. Obelisks. Hotels. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.United States--Georgia--Augusta.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan833 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-66441

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