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Oake Ridge observation tower and souvenir stand, Gettysburg, Pennsylania, circa 1907-1914

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Alternate title:Oake Ridge, Free Museum and Souvenir Stand, Gettysburg, Pa.
Summary:Oake Ridge observation tower, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: This is one of the five steel observatories on the battlefield of Gettysburg. The immediate foreground was the scene of the first day's battle. It was across this plain that Ewell hurled the main body of his corp on the federal column.
Contributor:Miller Art Co.
Provider:Blocher, David
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Temporal subject: 1901-1910
1911-1920
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Pennsylvania
Geographical subject – Settlement:Gettysburg
Topical subjects:Observation towers
Battlefields
Souvenir shops
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Copyright holder:Public Domain
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