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Band of 15th Cavalry, U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va. – Vintage Wall Art

Band of 15th Cavalry, U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va., [between 1912 and 1930] — historic photograph
Band of 15th Cavalry, U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va., [between 1912 and 1930]. Historic photograph from the National Photo 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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Band of 15th Cavalry, U.S. Army, Ft. Myer, Va.

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Military bands were a regular part of garrison life, and this glass negative shows a band of the 15th Cavalry at Fort Myer, the Army post on the heights above the Potomac in Arlington, Virginia. Fort Myer sits beside Arlington National Cemetery and was named for Albert J. Myer, chief of the Army Signal Corps. The National Photo Company, which documented American landmarks and scenes, made this image sometime between 1912 and 1930, when the post housed mounted troops. Streaks and blemishes on the glass come from deterioration of the original coating, so the finer details of the uniforms and instruments are best read with that in mind.

Created / published[between 1912 and 1930]
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. 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 six
SubjectsUnited States--Virginia--Arlington.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan5,522 × 3,647 px · prints to 18 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-257344

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