Capt. John O'Ryan, on horse-back, leading 1st Battery to war game, New York – Historic Print
(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 rare historic photograph captures Capt. John O'Ryan, on horse-back, leading 1st Battery to war game, New York in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Capt. John O'Ryan, on horse-back, leading 1st Battery to war game, New York
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Captain John O'Ryan sits mounted at the head of the 1st Battery as it sets out for a war game in New York, a field exercise in which National Guard units rehearsed combat maneuvers. The record dates the picture only to "8/09," and the title comes from caption data the Bain News Service wrote on the negative, which has not been verified. The scene reflects a time when field artillery still relied on horses to pull guns and caissons, and O'Ryan later commanded the 27th Division in the First World War.
| Created / published | 8/09. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 941 × 714 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-5371 |
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