[Composite Photograph]: Charlestown City Guard. Washington, D.C., March 4, 1857 [The Inaugural Parade of President James Buchanan]
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
A large composite of portraits of every member of the Charlestown City Guard dating from their march in the inaugural parade of President James Buchanan on March 4, 1857. There are 68 portraits of the soldiers in their distinctive uniforms and two in civilian clothes. Also included are obverse and reverse images of the Washington Medal.
The City Guard was organized in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1850 and became Company H of the 5th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. A scarce image of the entire Company taken to commemorate their participation at James Buchanan's inauguration, the first inauguration ceremony known to have been photographed.
Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 438568
- Title
- [Composite Photograph]: Charlestown City Guard. Washington, D.C., March 4, 1857 [The Inaugural Parade of President James Buchanan]
- Format/Binding
- Unbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- Americana, Military-CivilWar, Photography, Presidential
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Photography;
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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