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North Atlantic squadron at Philadelphia, Grand Army [of the Republic] reunion – Antique Wall Art

North Atlantic squadron at Philadelphia, Grand Army [of the Republic] reunion, 1899 — historic photograph
North Atlantic squadron at Philadelphia, Grand Army [of the Republic] reunion, 1899. Historic photograph from the Philadelphia 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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Warships of the North Atlantic Squadron lie at anchor off Philadelphia in this view, timed to the 1899 national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, the fraternal organization of Union Civil War veterans. The city hosted large veterans' gatherings like this one, and naval displays drew crowds to the waterfront during such events. The catalog record lists the squadron under the name "Squadron of Evolution," the term for the fleet's formation drills. The image is a glass negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers documented American cities and places around the turn of the century.

Created / published1899
Medium1 negative : glass ; 11 x 14 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesPossibly by Edward H. Hart. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J Supplement (1906). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 0796. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsSquadron of Evolution. Warships--American.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 770 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77698

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