MUMPER CABINET CARD VIEW OF DEVIL’S DEN

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This is a very clear shot of Devil’s Den showing a local resident or visiting veteran seated on a rock in the right foreground resting his hands on his cane. The location is marked at the bottom, a little off center. The back is stamped in purple ink, “Mumper & Co. / photo / artists, / Baltimore St. / Gettysburg, Pa.” Levi Mumper, born in 1843, served in the 127th PA and saw action at Fredericksburg and was discharged in late May 1863. He learned photography from the Tyson brothers after he returned home to Adams County, started his own business in 1864, advertising in January 1865 that he had taken over Samuel Weaver’s old establishment on West Middle Street, and moved to Baltimore Street in mid-1866. He left Gettysburg in 1869, but returned not long after and in early 1874 reoccupied his old studio, moving just across the street in 1887. Frassanito notes his outdoor views likely began in the late 1870s and began to pick up around 1884-85 in response to increasing demand from visitors and that he was stiff competition for Tyson into the early 20th century. This is probably one of Mumper’s earlier cards when he reopened business in Gettysburg. It is in the cabinet card format and the caption appears to be stenciled and the backmark is a simple ink stamp applied to rather than printed on the cardstock mount. The condition is excellent.  [SR][ph:m]

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