Stereoview of Dayton Ohio Soldiers Home - Brown's Spring Civil War Veterans For Sale

The scene depicts the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio, whose Central Branch opened in 1867 to care for veterans. Its landscaped grounds included a grotto and drinking springs, connecting this view with the history of Civil War veterans and their lives after military service. Undated, likely late 19th century; no photographer or publisher is identified on the card.

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