TIPTON GETTYSBURG PHOTO – GENERAL ROBINSON MONUMENT

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William Henry Tipton (1850–1929) was born in Gettysburg, and began apprenticing to photographer brothers Isaac and Charles Tyson at the age of twelve. 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”). In 1866 Tipton and a partner, Robert Myers, purchased the Tyson studio, and in 1880 Tipton went into business on his own, as the W. H. Tipton Company. He photographed views of the battlefield, war monuments, and the surrounding town, and made portraits of tourists and veterans. He also served on the Gettysburg town council and was active in the Republican Party, serving a term as a state representative. He championed several controversial efforts to promote Gettysburg tourism and commercialize memorialization of the battlefield.

General Robinson’s full portrait sculpture sits atop its stone base along Oak Ridge, a site of fierce fighting on July 1.  Not dedicated until 1917, this photo was obviously taken sometime thereafter and shows several other well-known US regimental monuments to the left and right of the subject. A split rail fence divides the road bed from the fields in front, which were crossed by Iverson’s Brigade in a disjointed and poorly planned advance. The plaque on the face of the monument is mostly legible, along with the bold “NEW YORK” relief banner below. The photo print measures just under 9.75” x 7.75” and shows very minor corner wear on the black outer vignette border, with the only damage to the actual image being a miniscule crease at the lower left corner measuring 4 centimeters.

Tipton’s photographic collection – including early prints such as this – helped to shape popular memory of the battle and are an important but rare record of the Gettysburg battlefield’s evolving place in history.  This print is part of a singular private collection and archive acquired by the Horse Soldier and would make quite the unique and important addition to any Civil War or Gettysburg-centric collection.    [cm][ph:L]

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