George Washington Merrill photographs. 1874-1918.

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George Washington Merrill photographs. 1874-1918.

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Photographs (with some glass negatives) depicting public events associated with meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic organization in Detroit in 1891; also photographs of war bond rally in Detroit, including patriotic displays, ca. 1918; and photographs of downtown Detroit, including views of commercial buildings, modes of transportation, and people on the street. Some of the photographs are of Belle Isle.

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

Merrill, George Washington, 1856-1937.

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Engineer on various Great Lakes steamships, photographer and collector of photographs. From the description of George Washington Merrill photographs. 1874-1918. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85892678 George Washington Merrill worked a an engineer on various Great Lakes steamships. He was also a photographer and collector of photographs. From the guide to the George Washington Merrill photographs, ca. 1874-1918, (Bentley Historical Library, Univers...