Memorial Day Presentation of Banner to Honor Civil War Veterans

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Memorial Day Presentation of Banner to Honor Civil War Veterans

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.50

Description

Dated 30 May 1887. Captioned: "Presentation of Banner to McCullough Post, G. A. R. / By Daughters of Veterans, Memorial Day, Waynesburg, Pa., May 30, 1887." Taken on the east lawn of the Greene County Courthouse, along Church Street. Original, professional photograph by J. H. Rogers & Son, in Waynesburg, Pa.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Rogers, J. H. (Studio)

Date made

May 30, 1887

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

African American, Flag--United States, Greene County Courthouse (Waynesburg, Pa.), Jails, Memorial Day, Pastimes, Veterans--Civil War, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0029C

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: "Presentation of Banner to McCullough Post, G. A. R. / By Daughters of Veterans, Memorial Day, Waynesburg, Pa., May 30, 1887," item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0029C, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).