Photo Album, Mobilization Of Mass. Militia- Dewey Day-Oct. 1899

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Photo Album, Mobilization Of Mass. Militia- Dewey Day-Oct. 1899
This photo album preserving the mobilization of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia on the occasion of Admiral Dewey's visit to Boston on October 14, 1899, holds 48 cabinet sized images of that day's events.  The photographer was T.E. Marr.
Marr was able to capture many great views that would be of interest of military collectors and enthusiasts for the huge array of uniforms, equipment, various insignia found on uniforms, flags, wagons, etc.  Marr only was able to get one image of Dewey seated in his carriage with other prominent local politicians.  Some of the images capture the same scene but from different views.
The location may likely be Boston Common, as there are a number of large brown stone homes in the background. Several other scenes were taken along the parade route through Boston streets, showing the old architecture, advertising and other interesting views. Massachusetts Governor, William Alexis Stone can be seen in several photos surveying the field, and of course taking prominent position for photographs.
Photographs are mounted onto gray mount/pages, back to back, measuring 10x 11.5 inches.  A thin brown linen was used to hinge this pages into place, but with age and the dryness of the linen, many have come loose, or already separated.  The images are clean, and of fine quality.  There are a few with small tears on corners, but very minimal, and very few in number.
The cloth with leather spine and corners shows more wear, with front cover being dis-bound, and already once before, a good time ago repaired because of the nature of the overall weight of the album.  No photos are missing.  Another thing that added to the weight was that half of this album contains unused pages; no doubt leaving room for more images to be added at a future date.
The images are most impressive, and if you appreciate how the military looked, and wore its uniform in this era, then this is a must for the student of history.
Where the pages are in such fine state of preservation, restoration with a new binding would be will worth the time and effort.
Reference the photos for greater detail, quality and condition.