Veterans detraining - Gettysburg (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Veterans detraining - Gettysburg
1913 June 30.
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title and date from data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negative.
Photo shows the Gettysburg Reunion (the Great Reunion) of July 1913,
which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
(Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Gettysburg
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.13850
Call Number: LC-B2- 2790-5
Comments and faves
pennylrichardsca (38 months ago | reply)
The Great Reunion, Gettysburg, July 1913:
www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/sidebar/reu nion13.htm
BobMeade and jorge1925 added this photo to their favorites.
technogeo (38 months ago | reply)
Strange to see men using umbrellas as sun shades.
pennylrichardsca (38 months ago | reply)
True, but it's also a bit strange to see men in suits and ties visiting Gettysburg in July. They must have been roasting.
David C. Foster (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Anne (LOC P&P) (38 months ago | reply)
Wystan: Thanks for noticing the date on the neg. We'll add it to the description next time we update.
DarkVictory19 and TJJohn12 added this photo to their favorites.
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