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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1907-1909 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorRhind, John Masseyen_US
dc.date1907-1909en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-22T20:43:16Z
dc.date.available2013-02-22T20:43:16Z
dc.date.issued1907-1909en_US
dc.identifier195246en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1492en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/102754
dc.descriptionGeneral view of the monument to the Grand Army of the Republic; The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who had served in the American Civil War. The GAR was among the first organized interest groups in American politics. It was succeeded by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). The GAR was founded by Benjamin F. Stephenson, M.D., on April 6, 1866, in Decatur, Illinois. Its organization was based partly on the traditions of Freemasonry, and partly on military tradition; it was divided into "Departments" at the state level and "Posts" at the community level, and military-style uniforms were worn by its members. A monumental memorial honoring Benjamin F. Stephenson, M.D., stands near the National Archives building and the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. The GAR Memorial Foundation erected the monument using funds that the U.S. Congress had appropriated in 1907. The memorial was dedicated in 1909. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/4/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstone and bronzeen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectdeath or burialen_US
dc.subjectmilitaryen_US
dc.subjectwaren_US
dc.subjectUnited States History Civil War, 1861-1865en_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.subjectBeaux-Artsen_US
dc.titleGrand Army of the Republic Memorialen_US
dc.title.alternativeStephenson GAR Memorialen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-US-DC-GA-A2en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling) casting (process)en_US
vra.worktypemonumenten_US
dc.contributor.displayJohn Massey Rhind (American sculptor, 1858-1936)en_US


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