Gettysburg Pennsylvania. John L. Burns the old hero of Gettysburg with gun and crut – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Gettysburg Pennsylvania. John L. Burns the old hero of Gettysburg with gun and crut, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gettysburg Pennsylvania. John L. Burns the old hero of Gettysburg with gun and crut
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Few civilians at Gettysburg became as famous as John L. Burns, an older local man who took up his musket and joined the Union skirmish line on the first day of fighting in July 1863. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and his willingness to fight at his age earned him the nickname "the old hero of Gettysburg." This stereograph, made as two glass plates taken together, shows him holding his weapon with the crutch he relied on after he was wounded. Wet collodion negatives like these were made quickly in the field, and the paired images were meant to be viewed through a stereoscope for a three-dimensional effect.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: John Burns Gettysburg Pa. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Gardner Alexander 1821-1882 formerly attributed to this photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,095 × 5,120 px · prints to 17 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-49366 |
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