Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
The Grand Army of the Republic, a major Civil War veterans' group, held regular local and national encampments – reunions.
The program cover for a banquet and campfire held in 1900 in Portland, features common Civil War imagery – soldiers at battle and in camp, in front of conical tents, and flags.
About This Item
- Title: GAR banquet program, Portland, 1900
- Creation Date: 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1865
- Media: Letterpress on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2650, Box 103/9
- Collection: Weston Homestead Farm Corporation collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Banquets--Maine--Portland
- Ephemera
- Grand Army of the Republic
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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