Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30, Although there are only a few of the boys in blue and gray left, two of them were strong enough today, Memorial Day, to drop flowers from the air on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor their comrades
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"Heroes of battle of Gettysburg paid tribute by surviving brothers-in-arms. Washington, D.C., May 30, Although there are only a few of the boys in blue and gray left, two of them were strong enough today, Memorial Day, to drop flowers from the air on the Gettysburg battlefield to honor their comrades" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heroes_of_battle_of_Gettysburg_paid_tribute_by_surviving_brothers-in-arms._Washington,_D.C.,_May_30,_Although_there_are_only_a_few_of_the_boys_in_blue_and_gray_left,_two_of_them_were_strong_LCCN2016873653.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 282839.
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