Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Battery B. (Robertsons) 2d U.S. Artillery – Historic Reproduction
(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 historic photograph of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Battery B. (Robertsons) 2d U.S. Artillery brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Battery B. (Robertsons) 2d U.S. Artillery
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Taken at Gettysburg in July 1865, this glass negative records Battery B of the 2nd U.S. Artillery, which its original caption identifies as Robertson's battery. The date falls two years after the battle fought there in early July 1863, when the town still bore the marks of the fighting and the national cemetery was being established. The plate was made by the wet collodion process, which required photographers to coat and expose glass while it was still wet, a demanding method that shaped how such images were made. Earlier catalogs credited the work to Alexander Gardner, so the maker is best treated as uncertain.
| Created / published | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Photographer name attribution from Civil War caption books. Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Robertsons Artillery Gettysburg Pa. July 1865. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Gardner Alexander 1821-1882 formerly attributed to this photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,120 × 4,103 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-49340 |
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