Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) [Band of 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, Washington Circle]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0144 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Photograph Date: April 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 21 x 17.1 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a photograph of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps band. Shows 17 musicians in the grey uniforms, shakoes, and frogged jackets of the 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, posed with brass instruments. The drums are stacked in front of the group. Two little girls stand on the right hand side of the photograph and in the center of the group [behind the drums] is a dog. Equestrian statue in the background. "XXIII" "807."
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