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Images of Gettysburg National Civil War Battle Reenactments. 150th & 151st Click to go into gallery

Conferderate President Jefferson Davis as portrayed by David Walker<br>David Walker is from Ohio

Thomas Keefer, Musician playing a tune at the 150th Gettysburg<br>

Thomas Keefer, Musician playing a tune at the 150th Gettysburg<br>Thomas took time to play us all a tune! We really enjoyed!!!

Our Sutler metal for participating in the 150th Gettysburg Reenactment<br>

John Ream lll and Doreen Valenza <br>At the 150th Gettysburg 2013 in the Historic EyeWear Company sutler tent.

Thom Valenza & Rameen J. Shayegan (Luthier/Musician)<br>151st Gettysburg

Thom Valenza and Rameen Shayegan<br>151st Gettysburg
Rameen Shayegan is a Luthier/Musician

View into our Sutler Tent at Gettysburg<br>Our home for 4 days!

Alisa Licata & Christine Corrado, Sisters from NJ<br>151st Gettysburg

Susan and Doreen Valenza, Historic EyeWear Company<br>151st Gettysburg

Susan Valenza with Jackie & Don Gardner<br>Susan is buying a dulcimer from Gardner's Dulcimers our neighbors during Gettysburg go to their website: www.gardnersdulcimer.com

Tom setting up our sulter tent<br>Getting ready for business

Tom and Glen Texter from Columbia Falls, Maine<br>Tom meets his online customer in the flesh at the 150th Gettysburg!

General Slocum and Tom under our tent at the 150th<br>

Confederate President Jefferson Davis, his body guard, and Tom. <br>President Davis,AKA David Walker from Ohio under the Historic EyeWear Company sulter tent just fitted with his new specs!

Confederate President Jefferson Davis, his body guard, with Tom and sister Susan<br>

Doree and Thom at the 150th Gettysburg- Saturday night dance<br>Sister Susan Valenza took this shot with her
Iphone... its blurry but you get the picture..

Rob Wingert from Gettysburg, PA<br>at the 150th Gettysburg

Jamey Wentsky at the 150th Gettysburg<br>Jamey is from Anderson, S.C

Roy Harris with his new specs<br>

Doug Rasmussen, MI<br>Doug wearing his new specs!

Kimberly Payne, ESQ.<br>Kimberly was so happy with her new specs!

Kelly Borrello, Portage MI<br>Kelly is part of the Living History Experience. In this photo she is demonstrating the language of the fan. She showed us how to non-verbally communicate her opinion to a suitor.

James Donovan, N.J.<br>151st Gettysburg

General Slocum AKA David Bonham<br>General Slocum visited our tent and was fitted with some new specs. He entertained us with some of his stories as the General and other characters he portrays.

Jeff Harrison, Waynesboro, PA<br>Jeff rode on horseback from Waynesboro, Pa to the 150th Gettysburg to participate with his Calvary unit.

Duncan Curd from Ontario Canada<br>150th Gettysburg- Ducan wearing his new specs!

Tom and John Grant Griffiths<br>John Grant Griffiths is the Great Great Grandson of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on is mother's side. He was fitted with some new specs and was trying his best to keep cool.

John Grant Griffiths<br>John is the Great Great Grandson of Ulysses C. Grant on his Mama's side. It was our pleasure to meet and fit him with some new specs!

John Ebling, MN<br>John is his new specs

Pickett's Charge<br>Doree took this with a telephoto lens

The Federal artillery firing cannons during Pickett's Charge<br>

Brian Bobrowski, Sterling Heights, MI under our tent<br>Brian is wearin his new specs! He looks great!

Heather McClintock, PA <br>Heather is wearing her new specs!

Brian Bobrowski, Sterling Heights, MI visited our tent<br>His outfit was compete with his new specs!

Leslie Anderson, Ft. Wayne, Indiana<br>Leslie visited us for her new specs!

Emily is a member of Living History Experience.<br>She is wearing our Oblong specs

Kelly Borrello, MI<br>Kelly is a member of Living History Experience

Emily is a member of Living History Experience.<br>She is wearin her new specs!

Paul Johnson Jr. and his family from Smyrna DE <br>Paul is a university student and reenactor who was participating in the 150th. He stopped by our tent with his family and was fitted with some new specs.

Paul Johnson Jr from Smyrna DE <br>Paul is a reenactor and university student. He looks great in his new specs!

Ben Gardiner, 137th New York Volunteer Infantry -at the 150th Gettysburg<br>Ben visited us for some shade against the extreme heat

Thom and Chris Purrone at 150th Gettysburg<br>Chris purchased our specs online. He stopped by our tent to meet us. Here he is with Thom trying to keep cool in the extreme heat!

Eric Schwetje, 7th Maryland- 150th Gettysburg<br>

Tony Murray in his new specs at the 150th Gettysburg<br>Mr. Murray is from Dublin, Ireland

Bradford Hall at the 150th Gettysburg<br>

Thomas Stanton, from Florida at the 150th Gettysburg<br>

Mike Aluzzo, from Bloomingdale, NJ.<br>Mike a New Jersey neighbor stopping by the tent at the 150th Gettysburg.

Flags flying under our tent<br>Tom trying to keep cool in the extreme heat

John Eads from Durham, NC <br>John visited us under the tent at the 150th Gettysburg

Kim and her husband Darryl Poovey from South Carolina<br>Mr.Poovey is wearing his new specs.
Kim is a writer- for book signings and performance information: kimpoovey.blogspot.com. She made both her husband and her outfits!!! Wow!

Alan McBrayer's photograph was hung in our tent above the article that he and Tom wrote.<br>The article on spectacles: History on Your Face: What They Wore can be viewed on our website as a PDF. Many visitors asked about the use of colored glass spectacles during the Civil War which is addressed in this article.

Dennis M. Sullivan, Maryland<br>

Emergency field repair<br>Susan Valenza repairs a soldiers specs

Thom and sister Susan Valenza<br>Thom and Susan discuss specs with reenactors

Karen Hasenauer <br>150th Gettysburg

Michael Dykes from Maryland<br>at the 150th Gettysburg

Steve Wolf from Maryland<br>at the 150th Gettysburg

Kevn Allcorn, Ohio<br>at the 150th Gettysburg

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