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[Union soldiers parading on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Wall Art

[Union soldiers parading on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.], [Drawn 1881 July 1, photographed between 1900 and 1950(?)] — historic photograph
[Union soldiers parading on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.], [Drawn 1881 July 1, photographed between 1900 and 1950(?)]. 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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[Union soldiers parading on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.]

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Pennsylvania Avenue, the ceremonial route between the Capitol and the White House, was where Union troops most often paraded for the public during the Civil War. This image is a photographic reproduction of a drawing dated July 1, 1881, so it reflects an artist's later view of wartime Washington rather than a camera's record of the event. The copy itself was likely made sometime between 1900 and 1950. The most famous procession on this street was the Grand Review of May 1865, when Union armies marched down the avenue to mark the war's end.

Created / published[Drawn 1881 July 1, photographed between 1900 and 1950(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreDrawings 1880-1890 Reproductions.Photographic prints 1900-1950.
SubjectsParades & processions--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Streets--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,209 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164663

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