Civil War veteran standing with a Boy Scout and a soldier in Oak Woods Cemetery on Memorial Day, light exposure on left side of image

DN-0083418

Title: Civil War veteran standing with a Boy Scout and a soldier in Oak Woods Cemetery on Memorial Day, light exposure on left side of image Description: Image of an elderly Civil War veteran standing with a young Boy Scout and a soldier at a gravesite in Oak Woods Cemetery on Decoration Day (later known as Memorial Day). The exposure on this image is light on the left side of the image. Oak Woods Cemetery is located at 1035 East 67th Street (and South Greenwood Avenue) in the Woodlawn community area of Chicago, Illinois. American flags are displayed on several of the graves, and the soldier is kneeling and placing a small bouquet of flowers over a grave. A woman is sitting in a chair and a young man is standing behind her in the background. Date Depicted: 1927 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 4 x 5 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: DN-0083418, Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago Historical Society Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Catalog Record ID: 129789 Max Pixels - Width: 402 Max Pixels - Height: 500 Help improve this content