P.J. Osterhaus head-and-shoulders portrait facing left – Vintage Photo 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 historic photograph of P.J. Osterhaus head-and-shoulders portrait facing left 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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P.J. Osterhaus head-and-shoulders portrait facing left
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Peter Joseph Osterhaus, a German-born officer, is shown here in a head-and-shoulders view turned to the left, the kind of studio portrait that circulated widely as the Union army took shape in 1861. Osterhaus had taken part in the failed German revolutions of 1848 and 1849 before emigrating to the United States, and he rose quickly in Missouri's volunteer ranks that year. The portrait was made by James F. Gibson, a photographer who documented many Union figures during the war, and it stands as a record of how commanders presented themselves to the public at the start of the conflict.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Civil War Photograph Collection. · Gibson James F. b. 1828 photographer. |
| Subjects | Osterhaus P. J. United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865--Military personnel. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,862 × 3,072 px · prints to 6 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-52137 |
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