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Row of worn stone markers in grass beneath tall trees – Antique Print

Row of worn stone markers in grass beneath tall trees — historic image
Row of worn stone markers in grass beneath tall trees. Historic image from the Gettysburg collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Row of worn stone markers in grass beneath tall trees, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Row of worn stone markers in grass beneath tall trees

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Worn stone markers stand in a loose row in long grass, shaded by tall trees, a quiet scene that suggests age and long exposure to weather. Gettysburg is known for its many markers, placed across the fields and woods where Union and Confederate forces fought in July 1863, and many were set in the decades after the battle as veterans and states commemorated their units. Their weathered faces and softened edges show how the landscape has absorbed that memory over time. The record does not say which markers appear here, so the picture is best read as a general view of the battlefield's commemorative landscape.

Original scan1,536 × 2,048 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi
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