Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Visiting Mount Vernon, September 21, 1892
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The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. During these encampments, many veterans toured nearby attractions. At the National Encampment in Washington, D.C., in 1892, nearly 30,000 G.A.R. members descended on Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. During these encampments, many veterans toured nearby attractions. At the National Encampment in Washington, D.C., in 1892, nearly 30,000 G.A.R. members descended on Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1892
Subject Date
21 September 1892
Keywords
United States, Virginia, Mount Vernon (estate)
Grand Army of the Republic, National Encampment (26th: 1892: Washington, D.C.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2016.0.9.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 11.938 in
Inscriptions
printed on back: Orders for duplicates of Photographic Groups taken / at Mount Vernon can be had by stating the day of / the month and the number of the Group. / LUKE C. DILLON, / PHOTOGRAPHER TO MOUNT VERNON, / OFFICE AT 935 PENNA. AVENUE, / E. J. PULLMAN'S PHOTO. SUPPLY HOUSE. / P. O. BOX 655, WASHINGTON, D. C. handwritten on back: Sept 21, 92
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