Mosby Monument, Warrenton, Va. – Vintage Wall Art
![Mosby Monument, Warrenton, Va., [between 1918 and 1921] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d4/d422043a743f-L.webp)
(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: Mosby Monument, Warrenton, Va., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Mosby Monument, Warrenton, Va.
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In Warrenton, Virginia, this glass negative records a monument to John Singleton Mosby, the Confederate cavalry officer known as the "Gray Ghost" for his guerrilla raids across Northern Virginia during the Civil War. Mosby settled in Warrenton after the war and practiced law there, so the town holds a lasting connection to his postwar life. The National Photo Company, which made a large body of town and landscape views in the years around 1918 to 1921, likely recorded the memorial during that period. Faint streaks and blemishes on the glass reflect the age of the original coating, but the composition of the monument and its setting remain legible.
| Created / published | [between 1918 and 1921] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,339 × 5,971 px · prints to 14 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-249945 |
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