GAR Picnic in New Richland

Photograph

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

GAR Picnic in New Richland

Entry/Object ID

LU202

Description

G.A.R. Picnic Crowd in New Richland Central Park. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: men in suits, women in long white gowns and large hats stand facing the Central Park band shell pavilion on a summer day; United States flag is mounted on pavilion and several people are inside the pavilion; railroad track in background; a celebration in remembrance of the Grand Army of the Republic and the men who fought in the Civil War.

Context

G.A.R. 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.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

March 27, 2014

Update Date

June 1, 2025