Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Headquarters of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the Chambersburg Pik – Antique Wall Art
(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. Headquarters of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the Chambersburg Pik 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. Headquarters of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the Chambersburg Pik
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The house shown here served as Gen. Robert E. Lee's headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg in early July 1863, and the Chambersburg Pike that runs past it was one of the main roads into the town. Because the picture is a stereograph, its two halves were meant to be viewed together through a stereoscope, which gave viewers a sense of depth. The record notes that this image was once credited to Alexander Gardner, a leading Civil War photographer, though the attribution has since changed. Wet collodion glass negatives like this one were the standard way to make such views in that period.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative (2 plates) : glass stereograph wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Lees Hdq. See: B8184-2481. 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 × 5,058 px · prints to 17 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-49364 |
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