POST-WAR UNMOUNTED SILVER PRINT OF GENERAL JAMES B. GORDON BY RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER, GEORGE S. COOK & SONS

POST-WAR UNMOUNTED SILVER PRINT OF GENERAL JAMES B. GORDON BY RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER, GEORGE S. COOK & SONS

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James B. Gordon was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the cavalry. Born in North Carolina in 1822, Gordon built a reputation for bravery and tactical skill, rising through the ranks to become a brigadier general. He played a key role in several campaigns, including the defense of Richmond and the battles in Virginia. Gordon was mortally wounded in May 1864 at Meadow Bridges.

This unmounted silver print measures approximately 5.5 inches in length and 4 inches wide. The photograph is in very good, strong condition with very minor dings to the corners; no other issues to note.  The reverse is clean as well with some minor dirt throughout. Pencil notations are present: “402,” “Gordon / North Car,” and “(Cook).”

This photograph is a lesser-known photograph type called a silver print, where silver halide is suspended in a gelatin emulsion. This emulsion coats the base and then a chemical wash is poured over the paper exposing the image. This image was produced from the original negative by the Cook Studio in Richmond sometime after 1880.

The Cook studio was owned by George S. Cook whose two sons, George LaGrange Cook and Heustis Cook, also worked as photographers. The father, George S. Cook, is famously known for taking the first combat images of ironclads firing on Ft. Moultrie in 1863. George S. was born in 1819 in Connecticut and moved south to Louisiana in 1839. From there, he moved several times (always remaining in the South), making money as a merchant and studying photography until he eventually wound up in Richmond in 1880, where he bought Anderson’s photography studio. This is where many of the original glass plate negatives came from to reproduce his photographs. The Cook studio also purchased other collections of negatives as well.    [cla] [ph:cla]

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