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This hand-colored photograph shows members from the Grand Army of the Republic, Samuel Walker Post No. 365, at Lawrence, Kansas. The Grand Army of the Republic was organized at the close of the Civil War by veterans of the Union Army as a fraternal organization that provided support to veterans. Six African-American GAR posts were established throughout Kansas and were located in the cities of Lawrence, Fort Scott, Topeka, Atchison, Kansas City, and Leavenworth.
Date: Between 1890 and 1909
Item Number: 218628
Call Number: FK2.D4 L.8 GAR *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218628
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Grand Army of the Republic
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Military - Veterans - Organizations - Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Type of Material - Photographs
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