Visual Materials

Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic. Washington, D.C., September 20th 1892

Description: Image of the Grand Army of the Republic parading down Capitol Street in Washington, D.C; United States Capitol building in the distance; veteran soldiers of the American Civil War, marching band, cavalry, carriages, and buildings decorated with bunting and American flags visible.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1892
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000829
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Off to the war – ’6[2]

Visual Materials

Image of Union soldiers and a marching band parading down a street lined with people and buildings as American flags wave during the American Civil War in an advertising poster for the play "Gettysburg."

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[Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate]

Visual Materials

Image of a Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate decorated with several vignettes depicting army and navy battle scenes, soldiers and sailors, and a pair of deathbed scenes; goddess Columbia with American eagle, Union shield, American flag, and laurel wreath at top center; G.A.R. badge with flag and wreath at bottom center.

priJLC_MIL_000848

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Image of an exterior view of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., during the 1881 inauguration of President James Garfield with a marching band proceeding up the steps to the Capitol's East Portico before rows of soldiers and crowds of spectators; the band is led by a banner labeled "Haverly's European Mastodon Minstrels."

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Tower Brand

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Image of the Eiffel Tower decorated with international flags and holding three oranges as carriages and pedestrians pass underneath; trees and buildings on both sides and mountains in background.

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Nicholas Selkirk

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Image of a military certificate honoring Nicholas Selkirk recording his tour of duty with the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry regiment during the American Civil War; account of his duty handwritten in ink at the center of a shield decorated by patriotic and military emblems and medals; American bald eagle on Union shield, American flags, laurel and oak branches surround shield.

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Military register : Company "A," 3d Reg't Massachusetts Cavalry

Visual Materials

Image of a military register for Company A of the 3rd Regiment of the Massachusetts Cavalry during the American Civil War; vignettes featuring the goddess Columbia with sword and shield upheld by the Constitution, the United States Capitol, American flags, American bald eagles, cherubs, columns, women, and soldiers with their families; names of company officers and soldiers at center, including lists of those who deserted, died, or were discharged, transferred, or killed in action.

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Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic. Washington, D.C., September 20th 1892

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