Image of a Grand Army of the Republic blank military certificate decorated with several vignettes depicting army and navy battle scenes, soldiers and sailors, and a pair of deathbed scenes; goddess Columbia with American eagle, Union shield, American flag, and laurel wreath at top center; G.A.R. badge with flag and wreath at bottom center. Title supplied by cataloger.
Dates supplied by cataloger based on business history; the Grand Army Gazette offices were located at 82-84 Nassau Street throughout the 1880s.
"Published by J. A. Joel at Office of the Grand Army Gazette 84 Nassau Street, N.Y."--text, bottom left margin.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 56.2 x 40.64 cm (22 1/8 x 16 in.)
Battlefields--Pictorial works Battles--Pictorial works Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Deathbeds--Pictorial works Eagles--Pictorial works Flags--Pictorial works Medals--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Certificates. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size American Civil War The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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