[U.S. Army units in full dress on parade grounds, led by band; panorama of drill field] – Antique Photo Print
![[U.S. Army units in full dress on parade grounds, led by band; panorama of drill field] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e4/e499d8fb6af5-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [U.S. Army units in full dress on parade grounds, led by band; panorama of drill field]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[U.S. Army units in full dress on parade grounds, led by band; panorama of drill field]
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Rather than a single close view, this picture stretches across an entire drill field, with ranks of soldiers in full dress set out across the open ground and a band at their head. The record dates it to the 1880s, when formal parades were a central part of Army life and wide views like this one showed the scale of a post's ceremonial space. The cyanotype process, which yields the familiar blue tone, was inexpensive and reliable at the time. Look closely at the lines of troops to see how precisely the formations were kept.
| Medium | 1 photographic print : cyanotype. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [188-?] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 929 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-123520 |
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