Sepia-toned photo mounted on a black cabinet card with gold trim bearing an image taken during the 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit

Description:

Sepia-toned photo mounted on a black cabinet card with gold trim bearing an image taken during the 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Detroit. Photo was taken at street level through a crowd gathered in Campus Martius facing northeast. The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, the Second Williams Block of the Monroe Block, and the Central Market Building are visible through the sea of hats, umbrellas, and flags. Banners have been draped from the Central Market Building. "In front City Hall, (in square) Detroit Mich, during G.A.R. meeting there (about 1889.) City crowded. Citizens took in hundreds of visitors. Soldiers Monument in background. Old Russel House, famous hotel, to right of Soldiers Monument. Papa (Geo. Atwater) & his mother & Anne Marthington & others stopped there when on for our wedding in Nov. 19, 1901." handwritten on verso.

Date Issued:

1891-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Grand Army of the Republic, 1891 National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Campus Martius, Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Second Williams Block, Monroe Block, Central Market Building, and Civil War

Subject Name:

Atwater, George and Marthington, Anne

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/photo/60CCF2EF-F971-4659-AF45-105428251250