Cadet room – Antique Print
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(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 historic photograph of Cadet room brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Cadet room
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Unlike the academy's parade grounds and buildings that usually turn up in views of West Point, this print shows the inside of a cadet's living quarters, captured in 1882. It comes from an album kept by the Class of 1882, where it appears on page 69 under the name Edw. Burr, which suggests it was a keepsake made for a cadet's classmates. Cadet rooms in the barracks were small and plainly furnished, reflecting the academy's emphasis on discipline and order over comfort. Photographs like this are useful for researchers interested in daily life at the academy in the 1880s, when the cadets' routines were tightly regulated.
| Created / published | [1882] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | In album: U.S. Military Academy, West Point, Class of 82, Edw. Burr, p. 69. |
| Subjects | United States Military Academy--Buildings--New York (State)--West Point--1880-1890. Military facilities--New York (State)--West Point--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,311 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-203397 |
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