US Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection Era, Photo Lot, 8th Massachusetts Inf'y

Original period manufacture. Group to included an 1899 dated Discharge, Insurrection era cabinet card photo, large cabinet style image of five soldiers and a large sepia image of officers and nco's ot Massachusetts Militia circa 1898. The discharge was given to John J. Fitzgerald, late of Company H (not C) 8th Massachusetts Infantry. The Insurrection era cabinet card shows a Filipino photographers name on the bottom, with Fitzgerald's name written on the reverse. The large horizontal cabinet type image depicts five soldiers, three armed with 45-70 rifles, nice elaborate inscription on the reverse. Lastly, a very nice sepia image 8.5 x 11 inches, of three officers and 11 noncoms all wearing their dress uniforms. During the Spanish American War, the 8th Massachusetts served from January-April 1899 in occupation duty in Cuba.