Decoration Day

Wood-engraved plate after Beck; Civil War veterans decorating graves in foreground, with allegorical figures appearing in sky in background. Wood-engraved plate after Beck; Civil War veterans decorating graves in foreground, with allegorical figures appearing in sky in background. From Harper's Weekly, May 30, 1891, page 409.

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Original record: Decoration Day
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Beck, Otto Walter, 1864-1954 (artist)
Harper & Brothers (publisher)
Subject(s): Civil War
Civil War, 1861-1865
Engravings (Prints)
Harper's Weekly
History
Holidays in art
Memorial Day
Soldiers in art
United States
Veterans
Type: still image

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