Cabinet Photo Of Battery B – 4th U.S. Artillery At Fort Adams Rhode Island 1887 – SOLD

The battery lined up along the water; 4 cannons and caissons, animals & men in dress uniforms.

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Cabinet Photo Of Battery B – 4th U.S. Artillery At Fort Adams Rhode Island 1887. Written on the image, ” Light Battery “B” 4th U.S. Art’y / Fort Adams / Newport, R.I. / 1887 / C,H.R. in command.”  On the reverse, “Lieut. Governor of New York reviewing the Battery on Glasis (?) / C.H.R. in command of drill.  I have not found information on “C.H.R.”

View of the battery along the shore/river, with 4 guns, caissons, men, animals, and invited guests posing for the photographer, Briskham Jackson & Davidson, Portrait & Landscape Photographers, Newport.

Although taken from a distance, it is a clear shot showing each gun and crew, etc.

Excellent condition.

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Weight .5 lbs