[Equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.] – Antique Print
![[Equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.], [between 1905 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/44/44a3dc279810-L.webp)
(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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[Equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.]
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The bronze equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee stands at the center of Richmond's Monument Avenue, a boulevard lined with Confederate memorials. The statue was designed by the French sculptor Antonin Mercié and unveiled in 1890, and it became a focal point for Richmond's efforts to honor the Confederacy after the Civil War. This 8 x 10 inch glass negative comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, which documented American cities and landmarks in the early twentieth century. The image shows how the monument was presented to visitors in the years before the First World War, when photographic views of civic sites sold widely as souvenirs.
| Created / published | [between 1905 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Title from jacket. G 5335" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036641. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward),--1807-1870--Statues. Sculpture. Monuments & memorials.United States--Virginia--Richmond. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 796 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-68030 |
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