| Collection |
Marshall Downs |
| Copyright |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Description |
Gelatin print mounted on gray colored card stock of Company K, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard. |
| Event |
Spanish American War |
| Medium |
Cardstock/Photographic Paper/Ink |
| Notes |
Outdoor view of Company K, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard. The men are posed kneeling and standing in a semi-cicle, most are holding pieces of hard tack crackers. One soldier holds a sign reading "Sow Belly/Hard Tack". The tents of their company street are in the background. Taken at Camp Thomas, Chicamauga Park, Georgia prior to July 1898.
Marshal H. Downs was a member of Company K, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard during the Spanish American War. Company K was from Beaver Dam, WI. |
| Object ID |
P1937.3 |
| Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
| People |
Downs, Marshal H. |
| Place |
Camp Thomas, GA |
| Print size |
5.5" x 8.5" |
| Subjects |
Group photographs
Male
Soldiers
2nd Wisconsin National Guard
Camps
Tents
Spanish American War |
| Title |
Company K, 2nd Wisconsin National Guard |
| Year Range from |
1898 |
| Year range to |
1898 |
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Last modified on: July 22, 2007
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