Lyon Post of G.A.R. on Parade, Main Street, Hartford, May 31, 1912
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1912
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 11/16in. (12 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum collection
DescriptionGroup of elderly men in uniform march along Main Street. They wear hats, belts, medals and swords. Most have mustaches. One man carries an American flag. Another carries a regimental or G.A.R. flag. The Aetna Life Insurance Company building and the Wadsworth Athenaeum are in the background. A gambrel-roofed building, possibly a house, is in the distance.
Object number2000.209.5
InscribedOn verso: "Lyon Post / May 31, 1912 / Courant."NotesSubject Note: The Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic was an association of Civil War veterans. They met at 724 Main Street, Hartford.On View
Not on view
Charles T. Stuart
1901
