C1890’s image which is affixed to a heavy 14” x 17” mount, with the image being just slightly smaller.  Mount is slightly curved and image has yellowed somewhat with age around the edges.  Minor corner and edge wear, otherwise in fine, clean condition. At lower left is “Tipton’s / Photo.”; photographer’s logo stamped on reverse: “W. H. TIPTON, / THE BATTLEFIELD PHOTOGRAPHER ....” followed by text regarding how to order additional copies of the photograph, etc.

The monument to the 42nd New York Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Hancock Avenue near the Copse of Trees.  The monument is a bronze statue of the Delaware Indian Chief Tammany standing in front of a teepee. Tammany was a friend to colonists in the early days of America and became the symbol for the powerful New York City political hall that raised the regiment.

The bronze artwork, sculpted by John J. Boyle, stands atop a ten foot high base of Quincy granite for a total height from the ground to the top of the teepee of 27 feet. Three bronze tablets on the sides and rear tell the regiment's story, and a circular bronze Seal of the State of New York is inlaid on its front. A bronze trefoil symbol of the Second Corps is at the peak of the front just below Chief Tammany. The monument was dedicated by the State of New York on September 24, 1891.

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