Rostrum in Nat'l Cem. - Gettysburg – Antique 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 Rostrum in Nat'l Cem. - Gettysburg, 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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Rostrum in Nat'l Cem. - Gettysburg
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The cemetery's rostrum, the raised speakers' platform in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, is the feature that sets this view apart from other scenes of the grounds. Gettysburg National Cemetery was dedicated on November 19, 1863, and a platform like this one stood at the center of the ceremony, where Abraham Lincoln delivered his address. The Bain News Service, a Manhattan agency that sold news pictures in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative, which was likely taken decades after the dedication as the battlefield became a national memorial. The record gives no exact date, so the photograph is best read as a record of how the site looked to visitors in that later era.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,754 × 4,228 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-15116 |
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