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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

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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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