P.J. Osterhaus – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of P.J. Osterhaus. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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P.J. Osterhaus
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Labeled with the name P.J. Osterhaus on its sleeve, this 1860 wet collodion glass negative carries an identification the Library of Congress has not verified, so the sitter's identity remains provisional. The name matches Peter Joseph Osterhaus, a German-born officer who rose to Union general during the Civil War. The negative was made by David B. Woodbury, a photographer who died in 1866, and it is part of a larger Civil War glass negative collection. Wet collodion plates had to be coated, exposed and developed while still wet, making them a demanding but revealing record of prewar studio work.
| Created / published | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Woodbury D. B. (David B.) d. 1866 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 4,467 × 5,120 px · prints to 15 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-50423 |
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