The battle of Gettysburg – Vintage Print
(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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This rare antique lithograph captures The battle of Gettysburg in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The battle of Gettysburg
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Its caption dedicates the picture "to the Soldiers of the United States," a sign that it was meant as a tribute to the Union troops rather than only a record of the fighting. Published in New York in 1867, four years after the battle, it was issued by Thomas Kelly and printed by William C. Robertson, and the hand-coloring on this impression adds color to what would otherwise be a black-and-white lithograph. The battle, fought July 1 to 3, 1863, in and around the Pennsylvania town, is generally regarded as a turning point of the Civil War, and postwar prints like this one helped shape how Northern audiences remembered it.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Published by Thomas Kelly, 264 Third Avenue, between 22nd & 23rd St., c1867 (N.Y. : Printed by Wm. C. Robertson, 59 Cedar St.) |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Title from item. Caption continues: Respectfully dedicated to the Soldiers of the United States. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867 by Thomas Kelly in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the southern District of N. York. Library has two impressions, one hand-colored and one b&w. DLC Copyright statement taken from b&w impression. DLC Tear in upper right corner of b&w impression with minor loss to image. |
| Subjects | Soldiers--Union--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--1860-1870. Campaigns & battles--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,223 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128295 |
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