Washington's headquarters, Newburgh, N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art
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(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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A window into the past: Washington's headquarters, Newburgh, N.Y., preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Washington's headquarters, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Two nearly identical glass negatives record Washington's headquarters at Newburgh, New York, the stone Hasbrouck House where he based the Continental Army from April 1782 to August 1783. It was the longest he stayed in one place during the Revolution, and the army's unrest over unpaid wages there led to the anonymous "Newburgh Addresses" in March 1783, which Washington answered by urging patience and restraint. The Detroit Publishing Company, which photographed American scenic and historic sites for sale in the early 1900s, made these plates, and its catalog places them around 1906. The subject list also names cannons, a reminder of the site's military role.
| Created / published | [1906?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 negatives : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Negatives are close variants. Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). G 3979" on A negative; "G 3978" and "dup" on B negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019564. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Homes & haunts. Military headquarters. Cannons. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.United States--New York (State)--Newburgh. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-62915 |
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