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- GLC#
- GLC05111.01.0204-View header record
- Type
- Images
- Date
- August 1864
- Author/Creator
- O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
- Title
- [Petersburg, Va. "Essayons Dramatic Club," a group of the U.S. Engineer Battalion]
- Place Written
- Petersburg, Virginia
- Pagination
- 1 albumen print Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 17.7 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
A print of a photograph of the Essayons Dramatic Club, an amateur theatrical company comprised of members of the U.S. Engineers. The "castle" insignia worn only by U. S. Regular engineers and the 15th & 150th N.T. Engineers clearly identifies them. The club included members from different companies, as indicated by the letters B, C, and D visible on caps. The dramatic club persisted until at least 1968. Graphite inscription on verso: "Gardner XI-II 336."
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