GAR Parade Grand Army of the Republic DC STEREOVIEW PHOTO Civil War Veterans

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GAR Parade Grand Army of the Republic DC STEREOVIEW PHOTO Civil War Veterans:
$8.99

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National G. A. R. Parade
Washington, DC
Washington DC
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Liverpool. New York, Chicago, Toronto, Canada, Ottawa, KS, El Paso, TX
Thisgenuine stereopticon has a great 3D effect when viewed through yourstereoviewer. Same effect as a Viewmaster. Like the effect of a three dimensional hologram. A gem ofthe forgotten art of stereo photography. This is a rarephotographic SV and is presented on an early buff mount. This scarcepiece of post civil war memorabilia would make an excellent addition toyour historical black americana vintage photography collection. This stereograph is in good shape for its age of 115!

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Will ship domestically to the following states for $3.99: Alabama,Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, NewHampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, NorthDakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, SouthCarolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. International buyersfeel free to ask for a shipping quote.This historic, antique stereoview card features a parade of Civil War veterans. The Grand Army of the Republic was the largest of all Union Army veterans\' organizations and the most powerful single-issue political lobby of the late 19th century, getting massive pensions for veterans and helping to elect 5 postwar presidents from its own membership. G.A.R. was also a secret fraternal order, a source of local charity, a provider of entertainment, and a patriotic organization. In 1902, members of the G.A.R. National Encampment returned to Washington D.C. and the delegates re-enacted their great march of 1865, following the Civil War. They paraded up Pennsylvania Avenue and had their photo taken by J.F. JARVIS to be made into this original stereoview, sold by Underwood & Underwood. Views great in 3D!The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member died. Linking men through their experience of the war, the GAR became among the first organized advocacy groups in American politics, supporting voting rights for black veterans, lobbying the US Congress to establish veterans\' pensions, and supporting Republican political candidates. Its peak membership, at more than 490,000, was in 1890, a high point of Civil War commemorative ceremonies. It was succeeded by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), composed of male descendants of Union veterans.History
After the end of American Civil War, organizations were formed for veterans to network and maintain connections with each other. Many of the veterans used their shared experiences as a basis for fellowship. Groups of men began joining together, first for camaraderie and later for political power. Emerging as most influential among the various organizations was the Grand Army of the Republic, founded on April 6, 1866, on the principles of \"Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty,\" in Decatur, Illinois, by Benjamin F. StephensonThe GAR initially grew and prospered as a de facto political arm of the Republican Party during the heated political contests of the Reconstruction era. The commemoration of Union veterans, black and white, immediately became entwined with partisan politics. The GAR promoted voting rights for black veterans, as many veterans recognized their demonstrated patriotism. Black veterans, who enthusiastically embraced the message of equality, shunned black veterans\' organizations in preference for racially inclusive groups. But when the Republican Party\'s commitment to reform in the South gradually decreased, the GAR\'s mission became ill-defined and the organization floundered. The GAR almost disappeared in the early 1870s, and many divisions ceased to exist. In his General Order No. 11, dated May 5, 1868, G.A.R. Commander-in-Chief General John A. Logan declared May 30 to be Memorial Day (also referred to for many years as \"Decoration Day\"), calling upon the G.A.R. membership to make the May 30 observance an annual occurrence. Although not the first time war graves had been decorated, Logan\'s order effectively established \"Memorial Day\" as the day upon which Americans now pay tribute to all our nation\'s war casualties, missing-in-action, and deceased veterans.In the 1880s, the organization revived under new leadership that provided a platform for renewed growth, by advocating federal pensions for veterans. As the organization revived, black veterans joined in significant numbers and organized local posts. The national organization, however, failed to press the case for pensions for black soldiers. Most black troops never received any pension or remuneration for wounds incurred during their service. The GAR was organized into \"Departments\" at the state level and \"Posts\" at the community level, and military-style uniforms were worn by its members. There were posts in every state in the U.S., and several posts overseas. The pattern of establishing departments and local posts was later used by other veterans\' organizations, such as the American Legion (WWI) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (WWII).The GAR\'s political power grew during the latter part of the 19th century, and it helped elect several Republican United States presidents, beginning with Ulysses S. Grant and ending with William McKinley. Five members (Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, and McKinley) were elected president of the United States. For a time, candidates could not get nominated to the Republican ticket without the endorsement of the GAR voting bloc.
Reverse of the Grand Army of the Republic Badge.With membership strictly limited to \"veterans of the late unpleasantness,\" the GAR encouraged the formation of Allied Orders to aid them in various works. Numerous male organizations jousted for the backing of the GAR, and the political battles became quite severe until the GAR finally endorsed the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War as its heir. Although a male organization, the GAR admitted its sole woman member in 1897. Sarah Emma Edmonds served in the 2nd Michigan Infantry as a disguised man named Franklin Thompson from May 1861 until April 1863. In 1882, she collected affidavits from former comrades in an effort to petition for a veteran\'s pension which she received in July 1884. Edmonds was only a member for a brief period as she died September 5, 1898, however she was given a funeral with military honors when she was reburied in Houston in 1901. The GAR reached its largest enrollment in 1890, with 490,000 members. It held an annual \"National Encampment\" every year from 1866 to 1949. At that final encampment in Indianapolis, Indiana, the few surviving members voted to retain the existing officers in place until the organization\'s dissolution; Theodore Penland of Oregon, the GAR\'s Commander at the time, was therefore its last. In 1956, after the death of the last member, Albert Woolson, the GAR was formally dissolved.
Underwood & Underwood was an early producer and distributor of stereoscopic and other photographic images, and later was a pioneer in the field of news bureau photography.The company was founded in 1881 in Ottawa, Kansas, by two brothers, Elmer Underwood (born Fulton County, Illinois 1859 - died St. Petersburg, Florida 1947) and Bert Elias Underwood (born in Oxford, Illinois 1862 - died Tucson, Arizona 1943). They moved to Baltimore and then to New York City in 1891. At one time, Underwood & Underwood was the largest publisher of stereoviews in the world, producing 10 million views a year. The Underwood brothers developed a selling system of thorough canvassing using college students. They distributed stereographs for Charles Bierstadt, J.F. Jarvis and the Littleton View Company. By 1887, they outgrew their original office in Ottawa and moved to New York City. Offices were also opened in Canada and Europe. In 1891, Bert learned how to operate a camera and thus the firm of Underwood & Underwood Publishing entered a new merchandising sphere. By 1897, the company had a number of full-time staff and free lance photographers. In the same year, the Underwoods purchased the businesses of Jarvis; Bierstadt; and, William H. Rau. Underwood & Underwood was publishing 25,000 stereographs a day by 1901. The firm still canvassed and sold its own stereographs. Around 1900, Underwood & Underwood introduced boxed sets, with specific themes, such as education and religion, and travel sets depicting popular tourist areas of the world.By 1910, Underwood & Underwood had entered the field of news photography. Due to this expansion, stereograph production was reduced until the early years of World War I. Altogether Underwood & Underwood produced between 30,000 and 40,000 stereographic titles. In 1920 stereograph production was discontinued and Underwood & Underwood sold its stereographic stock and rights to the Keystone View Company.In 1924-25, Underwood & Underwood took the first vertically controlled aerial photographs of the new cities of Miami and Miami Beach. Approximately 400 images were taken showing the final phase of the first building boom, which collapsed shortly after when the Great Hurricane of 1926 destroyed both locations. The quality of the images was superb for the day and rivals modern aerials in detail due to the low altitude of the aircraft taking them. Little else is known about this aspect of the company\'s work. The company ceased business in the 1940s.