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A local postcard of little boys with a big toy. I this a Civil War cannon? If so, this cannon was being used for training well after the Civil War. This has to be in the early 20th Century. Perhaps it was only for firing salutes.
There something not right about this photo as the rammer is way to far out in front and the guy who is lining up the sights as it looks as if it just fired, either way they are in the wrong positions and to me it looks as if it has been photo shopped with all of the halo effects around the cadets.
There's one like it on sale on eBay right now that's postmarked 1913. As for their positions ... c'mon, they're kids. It's hardly serious military training. I suspect the smoke has been added.There something not right about this photo as the rammer is way to far out in front and the guy who is lining up the sights as it looks as if it just fired, either way they are in the wrong positions and to me it looks as if it has been photo shopped with all of the halo effects around the cadets.
BARBOUR HALL IS BARBOUR HALL JR, MILITARY SCHOOL 1941-was a Nazarene private school1902 via card and GOOGLE closed in 1978A local postcard of little boys with a big toy. I this a Civil War cannon? If so, this cannon was being used for training well after the Civil War. This has to be in the early 20th Century. Perhaps it was only for firing salutes.
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There something not right about this photo as the rammer is way to far out in front and the guy who is lining up the sights as it looks as if it just fired, either way they are in the wrong positions and to me it looks as if it has been photo shopped with all of the halo effects around the cadets.
A lot of old artillery pieces (ACW included) disappeared from town squares and cemetery displays during the WWII scrap drives.I wonder what happened to their cannon?
There were several cannons here in Anahuac that met that fate. I was told that at least one was on the courthouse lawn prior to 1900. One of the local judges said that he and his brother fired one of the guns and blew the muzzle off. They dumped it somewhere but never would reveal where. At least two guns were from Fort Chambers. Fort Anahuac (Mexican fort) was built here in 1831 and had four guns but they were removed after the skirmishing in 1832. No idea what happened to them. Probably returned to Mexico.A lot of old artillery pieces (ACW included) disappeared from town squares and cemetery displays during the WWII scrap drives.