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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Image of one of the barrack buildings at Camp William Penn, officers lining the porch. Two African American soldiers stand at attention to the far right. The porch is lined with bunting, a portrait of President Lincoln hangs over the entrance, an American flag draped above.
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A view of the barracks at Camp William Penn in La Mott, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are several long, low buildings, separated from a road in the foreground by a white picket fence.
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A collection of 69 photographs of military reviews, maneuvers, parades, and concerts of members of the Philippine Scouts' 4th Battalion, 8th Battalion, 11th Battalion, 19th, 30th, 31st 32nd, and 44th Companies at locations including Ludlow Barracks at Camp Mindanao and Camp Vicars. There are also various views of American officers and officer quarters; military ships in harbor; views of Manila; and visiting dignitaries such as Governor Emmet D. Hoyle of Nevada. The numerous photographs of the Ludlow Barracks include vies of the docks, Captain's quarters, tennis courts, and the old Spanish Fort. Other photographs show hotels and docks in Manila, Matalag River and falls, and Lake Lanao.
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Convalescent camp near Alexandria, Virginia. Photograph shows the entrance to a military hospital facility known as "Camp Misery". Center building with the words Head Quarters printed above double doors where a small group of men stand. There are two types of ambulances and a family carriage in front of the building with several more men in the road. Behind this scene are rows of white barracks and men. In the foreground there are trees with very few leaves. This image similar to photCL 301 (86). Title on mount: Convalescent Camp (winter). Handwritten in upper left corner: No. 27.
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Image of United States troops assembled at attention at Camp Baltimore, Maryland, for review by Governor David R. Porter of Pennsylvania; a group of men on horseback, including Governor Porter, at center riding in front of the assembled soldiers; civilian men, women, and children spectators in foreground.
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A collection of various Civil War photographs that were bound into an album (now disbound), and were compiled by John P. Nicholson, Civil War veteran and collector. The albumen prints are approximately 10 x 12 1/2 inches, mounted on boards, with a few small, amateur photographs pasted on backs of some boards. The album begins with views of City Point by William Hathaway, including General U.S. Grant's headquarters and other barracks, and civilian men and women aboard a steamboat. Views in Richmond depict Libby Prison, building ruins, and Jefferson Davis' residence. Other subjects are: Lookout Mountain, Tennessee; soldiers and officers; an army camp at Scottstown, Alabama; an army bridge created from boats at Fredericksburg, Virginia (1862); U.S. Colored Troops standing in formation at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia (approximately 1863); Citizens' Volunteer Hospital; and a group of Black and white children, men, and women at "Scott House, opposite Fredericksburg." There are two photographs of illustrations by Civil War artist James E. Taylor depicting the Battle of Vermillion Bayou and Custer's charge through a Cheyenne village, Wyoming (1868). The album is disbound, and four photographs have been matted and housed in Box 2.
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