Alternate title: | U.S. National Monument, Antietam Battlefield, Maryland |
Summary: | U.S. National Monument, Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, circa 1930-1944. Caption reads: "Many who lost their lives in the bloodiest battle of the Civil War (Antietam) are now peacefully sleeping beneath the sod of the beautiful National Cemetery located at Sharpsburg, nearby. Located directly on the State Route from Boonsboro (U.S. 40) to Shepherdstown, West Virginia, it is annually visited by thousands." Postcard number: 48, 9A-H39. |
Provider: | Marken & Bielfeld, Inc. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Frederick |
Temporal subject: |
1921-1930
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1931-1940
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1941-1950
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Maryland |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Sharpsburg |
Topical subjects: | Battlefields |
Antietam National Battlefield (Md.) |
Monuments & memorials |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Cemeteries |
Antietam National Cemetery
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Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
War, Military |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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