Lantern slide image of a man seated in front of an artillery piece at Chickamauga Park
Name/Title
General Thomas' Headquarters, Chickamauga Park
Entry/Object ID
2022.066.002
Description
A Keystone View Company glass lantern slide showing the va man seated on the ground at Chickamauga Park, with the cabin that served as General George Thomas' headquarters in the background. The view shows an older man with a white beard and a somewhat crushed hat, sitting on the ground in the foreground. There are four artillery pieces, with one sitting right behind him.
The enclosure on the lantern slide reads "Keystone View Company | Studios Meadville, PA | (c) Underwood & Underwood" at left and "H142 (V26127) Headquarters of General Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Tenn."
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Lantern Slide
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chickamauga Battlefield, Chickamauga, Georgia, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Collection
Battlefield Monuments Collection
Made/Created
Studio
Keystone View Company
Date made
circa 1905 - circa 1920
Copyright
Restrictions
Credit Chattanooga Historical Society
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
