Alford B. Chapman 57th N.Y. – Historic Photo 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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Step back in time with Alford B. Chapman 57th N.Y., a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Alford B. Chapman 57th N.Y.
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A man identified on the negative sleeve as Alford B. Chapman of the 57th New York is the subject of this glass plate, made with the wet collodion process that was standard in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The process required each plate to be coated, exposed, and developed before it dried, which gave these images their sharp detail. The picture was once credited to Alexander Gardner, a prominent Civil War photographer, but that attribution is no longer accepted. Its 1860 date falls before the war began in April 1861, so the unit name may reflect a later identification.
| 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). · 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 | 3,479 × 5,120 px · prints to 12 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-46928 |
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