1890’s Victorian Photograph
Daughters Of The American Revolution
PINK WATERMARK WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE PHOTOGRAPH
GAR Union Army Civil War
Kepi Hats & Guns
Framed Photograph
Mounted on Board
Water Stains Cracks on Matte
Photograph is Mint
9.5” x 7.5” Image
13.75” x 11.75” Framed
The product is a collection of Kepi hats worn by members of the Daughters of the American Revolution during the late 19th century. These hats were part of the uniform worn by members of the Union Army organization,
The kepis serve as a historical memorabilia piece from the United States, representing a significant period in American history.
Headquarters
Memorial Continental Hall
1776 D Street NW
Washington, D.C., General
Ginnie Sebastian Monthly (1892–2001)
American Spirit Magazine (2001–present)
Daughters Magazine of the American Revolution
In 1889, the centennial of President George Washington's inauguration was celebrated, and Americans looked for additional ways to recognize their past. Out of the renewed interest in United States history, numerous patriotic and preservation societies were founded. On July 13, 1890, after the Sons of the American Revolution refused to allow women to join their group, Mary Smith Lockwood published the story of patriot Hannah White Arnett in The Washington Post, asking, "Where will the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution place Hannah Thurston?" On July 21 of that year, William O. McDowell, a great-grandson of Hannah White Arnett, published an article in The Washington Post offering to help form a society to be known as the Daughters of the American Revolution. The first meeting of the society was held August 9, 1890.
The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution sculpture honoring DAR's four founders
The first DAR chapter was organized on October 11, 1890, at the Strathmore Arms (810 12th Street NW), the home of Mary Smith Lockwood, one of the DAR's four co-founders. Other founders were Eugenia Washington, a great-grandniece of George Washington, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Mary Desha. They had also held organizational meetings in August 1890. Other attendees in October were Sons of the American Revolution members Registrar General Dr. George Brown Goode, Secretary General A. Howard Clark, William O. McDowell (SAR member #1), Wilson L. Gill (secretary at the inaugural meeting), and 18 other people.
The U.S. First Lady Caroline Lavina Scott Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison, lent her prestige to the founding of DAR, and served as its first President General. Having initiated a renovation of the White House, she was interested in historic preservation. She helped establish the goals of DAR, which was incorporated by congressional charter in 1896.
President General Emily Nelson Ritchie McLean speaks at the NSDAR Convention in 1908.
On March 3, 1913, the Woman Suffrage Procession concluded with a rally at Memorial Continental Hall, the society's national headquarters, as many members of DAR were active in the women's suffrage movement.
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