Stereograph of deceased soldiers on the battlefield after Gettysburg

Object Details

Photograph by

Timothy O'Sullivan, American, 1840 - 1882

Published by

William H. Tipton, American, 1850 - 1929

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Description

This photographic print stereograph depicts the bodies of several deceased soldiers lying in an open field. A wooden fence in front of a dense forest of trees are in the background. The photographic print is mounted on orange cardboard that is pinkish on the reverse. A piece of paper adhered to the reverse of the mount has printed text with details of a series of Gettysburg battlefield photographs available from photographer and printer W. H. Tipton.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

1863

Object number

2015.222.19

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

stereographs

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard, and adhesive

Dimensions

H x W: 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)

Place depicted

Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Military

Photography

Slavery

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865

Record ID

nmaahc_2015.222.19

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597203041-726b-4b3b-83a5-3a341527609d