50thanniversaryreunion

The Great Reunion, Gettysburg, July 1913: www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/sidebar/reunion13.htm

Strange to see men using umbrellas as sun shades.

True, but it's also a bit strange to see men in suits and ties visiting Gettysburg in July. They must have been roasting.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Wystan: Thanks for noticing the date on the neg. We'll add it to the description next time we update.

The Great Reunion, Gettysburg, July 1913: www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/sidebar/reunion13.htm

Nice bicycle on the right. Smooth tread tire on a wooden rim. Probably a black enamel finish on the metal frame with nickel-plated trim.

The victim is one of the visiting veterans, judging by the bowler hat resting on his right leg.

I remember reading about how surprised the event organizers were by the youthful appetites of the veterans at one of the reunions (I can't remember if it was the 1913 or 1938 reunion or both), they were good eaters. At one of the events, they drank all the whiskey provided twice over. In a live radio interview from '38, one veteran being questioned went off on the following tangent: (from memory) "I want to talk about women's skirts. They are too short. Why, when I was at the sporting house last week ... " (cut off by interviewer).

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

I'm an Admin for a group called The Mess Tent, and we'd love to have this photo added to the group!