Photographs of observances of the 150th Anniversary of the American Revolution, 1926-1927.

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Photographs of observances of the 150th Anniversary of the American Revolution, 1926-1927.

Photographs include anniversary observances held at Saratoga Battlefield, the Knox Trail, Cherry Valley, Kingston, Crown Point and Ticonderoga, Bennington Battlefield, and Elmira.

1 cu. ft. (ca. 300 negatives and photographs)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8322377

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