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Nicholson (John Page) Collection: Photographs of the monuments erected by the Antietam Battlefield
Commission of Pennsylvania
photCL 303
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library Photo Archives
Title: Photographs of the monuments erected by the Antietam Battlefield Commission of
Pennsylvania
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 303
Physical Description:
1 Volume
(20 photographs, 1 program)
Date: 1904
Abstract: An album of photographs of monuments,
buildings and a dedication ceremony at Antietam Battlefield, Maryland, 1904.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
photCL 303, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Gertrude M. Nicholson, through the agency of Robert O. Schad, September
1922.
This album was received as part of the Nicholson collection of papers, manuscripts and
books related to the Civil War.
An album of 20 photographs of monuments, historic buildings, and ceremonies at the
dedication of 13 monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the Antietam
Battlefield in Maryland. The monuments commemorated the services of the Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry regiments who fought at Antietam. Also in the album is a program for the
dedication, "Pennsylvania Day," September 7, 1904, and there is a group portrait of Governor
Samuel W. Pennypacker (Pennsylvania), his staff, and others at the ceremony. Besides
monuments, there are views of significant buildings on the battlefield: Otto Farm, the
Roulette Barn, Miller's Mill, and the Dunkard Church.
Processed by Huntington Library staff circa mid-20th century. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey
created a finding aid.
Former call number: 57546
Title supplied by cataloger.
John Page Nicholson papers and Civil War collection, mssNI 1-990. Additional volumes of
photographs from the Nicholson collection: photCL 302, photCL 304, photCL 305, photCL 306,
photCL 307, photCL 308, photCL 309.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 -- Monuments
Monuments
War memorials
Maryland -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental
histories -- Sources
United States -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865 -- Battlefields
Pennypacker, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitaker),
1843-1916