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Burial of General Braddock / J. McNevin ; J. Rogers. – Historic Print

Burial of General Braddock / J. McNevin ; J. Rogers., [between 1980 and 1990] — historic photograph
Burial of General Braddock / J. McNevin ; J. Rogers., [between 1980 and 1990]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Burial of General Braddock / J. McNevin ; J. Rogers. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Burial of General Braddock / J. McNevin ; J. Rogers.

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Rather than the battlefield itself, this image shows the burial of Major General Edward Braddock, the British commander who died in 1755 after his column was ambushed near the Monongahela River during the French and Indian War. The scene recalls the story that his men buried him in a road so that wagons and marching troops would pass over the grave and keep it from being found. John McNevin's painting dates from the 1850s and was later engraved, and this photographic reproduction was made from that engraving in the 1980s, so it carries a century-old interpretation of a 1750s event.

Created / published[between 1980 and 1990]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreEngravings 1860-1870 Reproductions 1980-1990.Photographic prints 1980-1990.
NotesPhotographic reproduction of engraving after 1850s painting by John McNevin.
SubjectsBraddock, Edward,--1695?-1755--Death & burial.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,223 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127150

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