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Troop A was founded in 1877 as an independent military unit to defend against strikers and unruly mobs. It affiliated with
the Ohio National Guard in 1877, formed part of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in 1898, was absorbed into the 135th Field
Artillery in 1918, and reorganized in 1920 as Troop A of the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. It became
part of the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1947. The Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery was also founded in 1877 to quell labor
violence. It disbanded by 1905. The che collection consists of albums and loose photographs depicting the unit at outings,
encampments, celebrations, and ceremonial services, including the inaugurations of Presidents William McKinley and William
Howard Taft, and the funerals of President William McKinley, Senator Marcus A. Hanna, and U.S. Ambassador to France Myron
T. Herrick. Locations depicted include Dover Bay, Ohio; Camps Perry, George Crook, McKinley, Beaumont, Nash, and other military
camps in Ohio and other states; and in France during World War I. Also included are views of Troop A's Mexican border service
in 1916. A large portion of the collection consists of numerous studio individual portraits of members of Troop A and the
Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery.
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