TIPTON GETTYSBURG PHOTO – 2nd CORPS FIELD HOSPITAL MARKER

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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.

This photo was likely taken in or around 1914, when this marker was erected by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission. Located on modern Hospital Road, this marker describes a series of field hospitals set up in that immediate area to care for wounded until August 7th under the direction of the 2nd Corps Medical Director and each subsequent volunteer divisional surgeon. The print measures 8.1” x 9.9” with minor creasing and crackling at the corners.  The image is not compromised and is in a nice condition with excellent resolution and beautiful contrast.

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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