The last of the old guard. These confederate veterans assisted in the welcoming ceremonies for President Hoover at Madison, Virginia, Saturday morning, Aug. 17. They are the remaining few from the surrendering country and wished to add their thanks for Hoover's selection for a summer playground
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- Date
- 1929
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- photograph
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- 10,008 × 7,752 pixels
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"The last of the old guard. These confederate veterans assisted in the welcoming ceremonies for President Hoover at Madison, Virginia, Saturday morning, Aug. 17. They are the remaining few from the surrendering country and wished to add their thanks for Hoover's selection for a summer playground" (1929). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_last_of_the_old_guard._These_confederate_veterans_assisted_in_the_welcoming_ceremonies_for_President_Hoover_at_Madison,_Virginia,_Saturday_morning,_Aug._17._They_are_the_remaining_few_LCCN2016889421.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 297803.
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