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Artistic Stereo Views of Washington and Vicinity / 95. General view Graves, Arlington
1872-1874
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black and white stereograph card of Arlington National Cemetery. The photographs show a view of the graves of U.S. Colored Soldiers. Many of the headstones say [Unknown]. The border of the stereograph is yellow and has maker information printed in black on each side of the card. The left side text reads: [Published by Holmes & Jarvis / 467 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.]. The right side text reads: [Artistic Stereo Views / of Washington and Vicinity / D. B. Holmes Photographer]. The back of the card has a list of [Views of Washington, District of Columbia] printed in black ink, a blue sticker, and a handwritten inscription that reads: [Colored Soldiers].
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Catalog reference: 2014.37.7.6
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