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Alfred H. Lathrop
Tintype of Alfred H. Lathrop in his Civil War uniform carrying a drum over his shoulder. Lathrop was a drummer boy.
Henry A. Cooper, Drummer Boy
1847
Ninth plate ferrotype/tintype. Three-quarter length portrait of Henry A. Cooper, as a young boy, standing in front of a backdrop. He is wearing a military uniform, and is holding drumsticks over a...
Ceylon C. Lincoln as Drummer Boy
1865
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Ceylon C. Lincoln as a young drummer boy in the Union Army. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing forward. He is wearing his military uniform and cap, and...
Camp Devens
A formation of uniformed men holding musical instruments in a field at Camp Devens, established in 1917.
Henry A. Cooper
circa 1870-1879
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Henry A. Cooper as a drummer boy in the Union Army. Three-quarter length portrait of him standing in front of a backdrop, wearing a military uniform, and holding dr...
