View showing the campground for the New York National Guard troop participating in the Great Military Parade held July 4, 1876 during the Centennial Exhibition. Most of the regiment stands in formation under the command of an officer on horseback in front of rows of tents in a clearing of trees at West Fairmount Park. Also shows the American flag flying over the camp, cannons, and a few soldiers on guard near a tent in the foreground. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art from May 10 to October 10, 1876. The Great Military Parade included around 10,000 military who processed through the city for over one and half hours., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 80
Creator
Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Military [P.9684]
View of the Eighth Regiment Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia's military camp near George's Hill in West Fairmount Park during the Centennial Exhibition. Shows an American flag flying over rows of tents in the background. Camp named after Boston mayor and Commander-in-Chief Alexander Hamilton Rice. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art from May 10 to October 10, 1876., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Phillips & Warren
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Phillips & Warren - Military [P.9234.2]
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Upper right corner repaired., Illegible inscription upper left corner., View showing the Civil War camp under the command of Col. James A. Galligher. Soldiers drill on foot and on horseback in front of drill sergeants, officers-in-charge, and camp visitors, including men, women, and children. Also shows rows of tents; flagpoles; and a horse-drawn streetcar from the Girard College and Manayunk line passing the campgrounds. Also includes the names and ranks of the commanding officers and their respective companies below the image
Creator
Boell, William., creator
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **BW - Military [5779.F.62]
View showing the Civil War camp under the command of Col. James A. Galligher. Soldiers drill on foot and on horseback in front of drill sergeants, officers-in-charge, and camp visitors, including men, women, and children. Also shows rows of tents; flagpoles; and a horse-drawn streetcar from the Girard College and Manayunk line passing the campgrounds. Also includes the names and ranks of the commanding officers and their respective companies below the image., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 785, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Upper right corner repaired., Illegible inscription upper left corner.
Creator
Boell, William
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Military [5779.F.62]
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