CIVIL WAR'S RENOWNED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPHER W H TIPTON CABINET CARD PHOTO c1887

- CIVIL WAR'S RENOWNED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPHER W. TIPTON CABINET CARD PHOTO c1887.

CIVIL WAR'S RENOWNED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPHER W. Although the Tysons closed shop during the Battle of Gettysburg, "According to Tipton's obituary, Tipton assisted Mathew Brady, the famous Civil War Photographer, in photographing scenes of the battlefield in the days following" ("William Tipton"). He photographed views of the battlefield, war monuments, and the surrounding town, and made portraits of tourists and veterans. CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF A YOUNG BOY BY THE CIVIL WAR'S RENOWNED GETTYSBURG PHOTOGRAPHER W. THE REVERSE OF THE CABINET CARD'S MOUNT ADVERTISES WITH ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SOLDIER'S NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE RECENTLY UNVEILED 1ST MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY MONUMENT ALONG WITH THE WORDING. CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME. PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME ON THE LOWER FRONT MOUNT.

DIMENSIONS: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". VERY SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.

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