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This collection consists of a photograph of eight members of the Illinois National Guard 7th Infantry. The photograph is undated but was likely taken around 1900.
The Illinois National Guard 7th Infantry, sometimes referred to as the “Fighting Seventh,” operated out of the Seventh Regiment Armory building in Chicago. This regiment was mustered in on June 21st, of 1893. This unit was called upon to assist with the Pullman Strike of 1894. The regiment was mustered into the United States military in May of 1898 due to the Spanish-American War with some members serving in the Philippines.
This collection contains a black and white portrait of the Illinois National Guard 7th Infantry. The eight men are posed in three rows and are dressed in military regalia. The portrait is mounted on a board inscribed for photographer C. Waterman, with a Chicago address of 54th St. and Jackson Avenue.
This photograph was acquired by the Library sometime in the mid to late twentieth century.
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