TIPTON GETTYSBURG CABINET CARD PHOTO – LITTLE GIRL AT DEVIL’S DEN, 1905

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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.

Devil’s Den became a tourist hotspot almost immediately following the battle. Tipton once had a studio in the “Slaughter Pen” area east of Devil’s Den and took many photos of tourists and veterans posing among the rocks.  This photo features a little girl in a white dress standing against a boulder while holding a pocket watch. A catalogue label reads “2931-D. At Devil’s Den”.  Her hat rests on the rock and a man’s hand with wedding band can be seen at left. An embossed logo at the bottom of the card reads “Tipton WHT GETTYSBURG, PA.” Very light surface dirt can be seen over the “G” but the card is in otherwise excellent condition with no damage to any corners or edges.  A penciled notation on the reverse reads c 1905 at Devil’s Den by WM. H. Tipton”. Overall measurements are 6.5” x 4.3”.

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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