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Soldiers gathered at night beside a lantern-lit tent – Historic Reproduction

Soldiers gathered at night beside a lantern-lit tent — historic image
Soldiers gathered at night beside a lantern-lit tent. Historic image from the Presidents collection.

(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 image captures Soldiers gathered at night beside a lantern-lit tent in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Filed under Theodore Roosevelt's San Juan campaign, this night scene of soldiers gathered beside a lantern-lit tent suggests the waiting that came before the fighting. In the summer of 1898, American volunteers, including Roosevelt's Rough Riders, were camped near Santiago in eastern Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and the assault on the San Juan Heights followed on July 1. Nights like this were spent in cramped, damp camps, sharing rumor and rationing supplies. The picture is worth a closer look for its quiet mood, where the lantern light, rather than the battle, is the focus.

Original scan950 × 1,024 px
Reference2a12892u night after san juan

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