Robert E. Lee – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Robert E. Lee, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The caption on this glass negative names Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April 1865. The record gives no date, and the title comes from caption cards written by the Bain News Service, so the sitter's identity is not independently confirmed. The agency, founded in New York in 1899, supplied news pictures to newspapers for decades and often reproduced older portraits, so this image may be a copy of an earlier photograph rather than a new sitting.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 7,435 × 10,384 px · prints to 25 × 35 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 03298u robert e lee |
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