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This composite photograph shows the bronze star badge and members of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), Banner Post No. 219, in Banner City, Kansas. At the close of the Civil War, Union Army veterans organized this fraternal organization to support veterans across the United States. The badge depicts a solider and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty.
Date: Between 1866 and 1919
Item Number: 439666
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 439666
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Grand Army of the Republic
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Military - Veterans - Organizations - Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Composite
Places - Cities and towns - Banner
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Composite
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