- "Tipton Photo" - Wystan
Lee Hdqrts. - Gettysburg (LOC)
Tipton, William H.,, 1850-1929,, photographer.
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Lee Hdqrts. - Gettysburg
[1913?]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photo shows house that served as Robert E. Lee's headquarters at
Gettysburg. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Gettysburg
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.13872
Call Number: LC-B2- 2792-4
Comments and faves
Pixel Wrangler (38 months ago | reply)
"This picturesque house was built in 1834 and at the time of the Civil War was owned by the noted statesman Thaddeus Stevens. It was on July 1, 1863 that General Robert E. Lee established his personal headquarters in this old stone house. An ideal location, it was at the center and rear of his battle lines and it was on the same road that many more of his troops were quickly approaching."
– General Lee's Headquarters Museum
William H. Tipton (photographer) (1850–1929) was a noted American photographer of the second half of the 19th Century, most noted for his extensive early photography of the Gettysburg Battlefield and the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. [1] [2]
Robert E. Lee Headquarters, Gettsyburg – Then & Now:
Significant additions and renovations have been made over the years. These views appear to be of the side and (now) rear of the house. At the time of the battle the house was probably a duplex. [3]
"Lee Headquarters, Gettysburg c.1913" by William H. Tipton
"General Robert E. Lee Headquarters, 2007" by Greg Peterson
Mary (LOC P&P) (38 months ago | reply)
Wystan and Pixel Wrangler: Thanks for catching Tipton's signature and providing references. We'll update our source data to add this information.
Creative-Edge Images added this photo to his favorites. (21 months ago)