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Dedication of the Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, Boston, 31 May 1897

Dedication of the Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, Boston, 31 May 1897 Albumen print
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Albumen print

15.7 cm x 24.3 cm

From Photographic views of Boston, Mass.

Photo.12.479


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[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

The dedication of Augustus Saint-Gaudens's memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment on Boston Common included a procession led by officers and soldiers of the regiment. Sgt. William H. Carney, the flagbearer, became the first black man to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1900.