Half-length portrait of two unidentified men facing front. Both are wearing hats, jackets, collared shirts, and ties. The man on the left is also wearing a decorated vest with several medals attached to it. They may be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. The unconfirmed note “G. A. R.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 372A0838.

Half-length portrait of two unidentified men facing front and looking to the right. Both are wearing hats, jackets, collared shirts, and ties. The man on the left is also wearing a decorated vest with several medals attached to it. They may be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. The unconfirmed note “G. A. R.” is written on the negative sleeve. See related image No. 372A0837.

Half-length photograph of two unidentified members of the Grand Army of the Republic. They are facing front and looking at one another. Both men are wearing suits and hats with “G. A. R.” on the front. See related image 372A0840.

Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He is looking toward the left and is wearing a jacket, a collared shirt, a bow tie, and a hat with “G. A. R.” on the front. See related image No. 372A0839.

Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing front and looking toward the right. He has a mustache and is wearing a jacket, hat, bow tie, and glasses. On the front of his hat is an insignia of the Grand Army of the Republic. The name “Sam’l P Town” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the image.

Portrait of five members of a fife and drum corps, possibly from the Grand Army of the Republic. The men are seated outdoors, possibly on the back of a truck. The man at left, William Henry Brooks, served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He played the drum he is holding as part of the drum corps during President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession. Brooks moved to Oregon in 1908. Painted on the drum is the text “W. H. BROOKS. PORTLAND, ORE. / CO, i. / 14TH iOWA iNF. [sic].” The other four men in the photograph are unidentified.

Half-length portrait of C. C. Boon, Union veteran of the Civil War. He is facing front and is wearing a hat, a suit jacket and vest, collared shirt, and tie. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 9 of the Oregon Journal on August 13, 1933. The photograph accompanied a story about Boon that was headlined “Civil War Vet Has Big Day on ‘Ironsides.’” The story reported that Boon, age 87, had traveled from Roseburg, Oregon, to Portland to see the frigate USS Constitution. The Constitution and crew visited Portland from August 2 to August 22, 1933, as part of a national tour. The story reported that Boon had been a sergeant in Company M of the Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. See related image No. 372A0064. Image note: Negative deterioration. The name “C C Boon” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph.

Half-length portrait of C. C. Boon, Union veteran of the Civil War. He is facing front and is wearing a hat, a suit jacket and vest, collared shirt, and tie. A nearly identical photograph, image No. 372A0063, was published on Page 9 of the Oregon Journal on August 13, 1933. The photograph accompanied a story about Boon that was headlined “Civil War Vet Has Big Day on ‘Ironsides.’” The story reported that Boon, age 87, had traveled from Roseburg, Oregon, to Portland to see the frigate USS Constitution. The Constitution and crew visited Portland from August 2 to August 22, 1933, as part of a national tour. The story reported that Boon had been a sergeant in Company M of the Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. Image note: Negative deterioration. The name “C C Boon” is written on the negative and is visible at the top of the photograph.