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[Major General Winfield S. Hancock, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front] – Antique Photo Print

[Major General Winfield S. Hancock, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front], Washington, D.C. : Campbell Photo Service, [between 1861 and 1865] — historic photograph
[Major General Winfield S. Hancock, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front], Washington, D.C. : Campbell Photo Service, [between 1861 and 1865]. Historic photograph from the Gettysburg 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Major General Winfield S. Hancock, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Major General Winfield S. Hancock, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front]

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Winfield Scott Hancock, the Union general, sits here in a three-quarter view, facing the camera in his uniform, a detail that sets this studio portrait apart from the many battlefield and group images of the war. Hancock rose from a brigade command to lead the Second Corps, and his stand at Gettysburg in July 1863 helped hold the Union line on Cemetery Ridge on the battle's first day. The print was issued by Campbell Photo Service of Washington, D.C., a studio that served officers and officials during the war. Hancock's reputation for steadiness under pressure gave his image wide appeal among Northern viewers.

Created / publishedWashington, D.C. : Campbell Photo Service, [between 1861 and 1865]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1860-1870.Photographic prints 1860-1870.
SubjectsHancock, Winfield Scott,--1824-1886--Military service. Military uniforms--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,188 × 2,763 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207404

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