VINTAGE CIVIL WAR PHOTO LINCOLN MCCLELLAN ANTIETAM WEBB X MARKED PRINT For Sale

ORIGINAL!VINTAGE CIVIL WAR PHOTO LINCOLN MCCLELLAN ANTIETAM WEBB X MARKED PRINT

VINTAGE CIVIL WAR PHOTO LINCOLN MCCLELLAN ANTIETAM WEBB "X" MARKED PRINT

• TYPE:VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT
• IMAGE SUBJECT:ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEETING GENERAL GEORGE B MCCLELLAN AT ANTIETAM
• DATE OF ORIGINAL IMAGE:OCTOBER 3 1862
• ESTIMATED DATE OF THIS PRINT:VINTAGE LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY PRINT (CIRCA 1880-1920)
• PHOTOGRAPHER:ALEXANDER GARDNER
• DIMENSIONS:8 1/8 INCHES BY 9 15/16 INCHES
• FORMAT:UNMOUNTED GLOSSY VINTAGE PAPER
• CONDITION:EXELENT VINTAGE CONDITION WITH HISTORICAL CORNER WEAR NATURAL CHEMICAL YELLOWING AND AGE STAINING FROM A CENTURY OF STORAGE CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE GLOSSY PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER FROM THE LATE VICTORIAN OR EDWARDIAN ERA.

ITEM DESCRIPTIONTHIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A TRULY UNIQUE PIECE OF CIVIL WAR EPHEMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.THIS IS A VINTAGE LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY PRINT REPRODUCING ALEXANDER GARDNER’S ICONIC OCTOBER 3 1862 PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN STANDING AMONG UNION STAFF OFFICERS AT SHARPSBURG MARYLAND FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM.THE HISTORIC VALUE OF THIS SPECIFIC PRINTWHAT MAKES THIS SPECIFIC PRINT HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE IS A BLACK "X" PERMANENTLY EMBEDDED DIRECTLY INTO THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE LAYER OVER THE KEPI CAP OF COLONEL ALEXANDER S WEBB.WEBB WAS SERVING AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE V CORPS DURING THIS MEETING AT ANTIETAM. LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER BRIGADIER GENERAL ALEXANDER S WEBB DIRECTLY LED THE HEROIC DEFENSE AT THE ANGLE AND THE COPSE OF TREES DURING PICKETT’S CHARGE AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WINNING THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR HIS PERSONAL BRAVERY.=====Looking left-to-right at the men gathered around President Lincoln (in the tall top hat near the center) and General McClellan (seated on the left), here is exactly who is who:

1. Far Left (Standing, arms crossed):Captain George Monteith
2. Seated in Chair (Left, facing right):Major General George B. McClellan
3. Standing behind McClellan (In civilian clothes):Ozias M. Hatch (Illinois Secretary of State)
4. Standing next to Hatch (Arms crossed, tall boots):Brigadier General John C. Martindale
5. Peeking behind Martindale:Captain Alexander S. Webb (X = THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHTED OFFICER BRIG. GEN. A.S.WEBB)
6. Standing to Lincoln's right (Full beard, slouch hat):Major General Fitz-John Porter
7. Center (Tallest figure):President Abraham Lincoln
8. Standing behind Lincoln's left shoulder:Captain Joseph C. Audenried
9. Standing next to Audenried:Colonel Henry J. Hunt (Chief of Artillery)
10. Standing next to Hunt (Small slouch hat):Allan Pinkerton (Chief of Secret Service)
11. Standing next to Pinkerton (Heavy coat, wide-brim hat):Ward Hill Lamon (U.S. Marshal for D.C.)
12. Far Right (Standing by tent):Captain George Armstrong Custer (often debated as Capt. Batchelder)

THE MASTER NEGATIVE MARKING PROVENANCETHIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS PULLED FROM A HISTORIC MASTER ARCHIVAL WORKFLOW CAPTURED IN EARLY WAR DEPARTMENT OR BRADY-GARDNER COMPILATIONS.BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL 1862 GLASS NEGATIVES WERE INCREDIBLY FRAGILE AND AT CONSTANT RISK OF BEING CRACKED BROKEN OR SCRATCHED DURING REPEATED USE EARLY ARCHIVISTS DEVELOPED A SPECIFIC WORKFLOW TO PRESERVE THE MASTER SOURCE.THE PROVENANCE OF THE BLACK MARK SEEN IN THIS IMAGE RUNS THROUGH THIS EXACT PRESERVATION SCENARIO:

1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT ALEXANDER GARDNER'S ORIGINAL FRAGILE GLASS PLATE AN EARLY ARCHIVAL CATALOGING TEAM FIRST PULLED A PERFECT MASTER ALBUMEN PAPER PRINT FROM IT.
2. AN ARCHIVIST THEN TOOK OPAQUE AND PLACED A PHYSICAL "X" DIRECTLY ONTO THAT ORIGINAL ALBUMEN PAPER PRINT ON THE TOP OF CAPTAIN WEBB'S KEPI TO FLAG HIM FOR FUTURE HISTORIANS AND PUBLISHERS.
3. THE TEAM THEN RE-PHOTOGRAPHED THIS MANUALLY OPAQUED ALBUMEN PRINT TO CREATE A BRAND NEW DURABLE REPRODUCTION MASTER COPY NEGATIVE OF IT. ALL FUTURE REGIMENTAL HISTORIES AND PUBLIC ARCHIVAL COPIES WERE STRUCK FROM THIS PROTECTED INTERMEDIARY POOL.
4. THIS ARCHIVAL COPY WORKFLOW SUCCESSFULLY CAPTURED AND EMBEDDED A BLACK "X" PERMANENTLY FLAT IN THE FINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE LAYER SITTING PERFECTLY OVER ALEXANDER WEBB'S CAP.

EVERY SINGLE DUPLICATE GENERATED FROM THIS RE-PHOTOGRAPHED MASTERY SEED CARRIES THIS MATCHLESS CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD MARK.INVESTMENT AND COLLECTIBLE POTENTIALTHIS PRINT IS A PREMIUM CROSS-COLLECTIBLE ARTIFACT LINKING THE LEGACY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN DIRECTLY TO A GETTYSBURG MEDAL OF HONOR HERO. UNLIKE MODERN MASS-PRODUCED COMPUTER PRINTS OR RECENT GLOSSY REPRODUCTIONS THIS ITEM CARRIES GENUINE PHYSICAL ANTIQUITY COALESCING EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMISTRY AND RECONSTRUCTION WORKFLOW HISTORY. IT REPRESENTS A HIGH-TIER ACQUISITION PIECE IDEAL FOR DISCRIMINATING PRIVATE CIVIL WAR MUSEUMS HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OR ADVANCED MILITARIA PORTFOLIOS.CONDITION AND DISPLAY NOTES

• THE PAPER MEASURES AN EXPERTLY TRIMMED HISTORICAL SPECIFICATION OF 8 1/8 INCHES BY 9 15/16 INCHES.
• FEATURES ORIGINAL AND NATURAL CHEMICAL STAINING TIMELONG HIGHLIGHT YELLOWING AND CORNER COMPOSITE FRAYING AND PIN HOLES . THE FORMER THAT PROVES SUBSTANTIAL ERA AGE AND PREVENTS IT FROM BEING A MODERN INKJET REPRODUCTION.
• PRINTED ON VINTAGE UNMOUNTED GLOSSY PAPER STOCK TYPICAL OF EARLY INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COPY PRODUCTION.
• THE COMPOSITION IS READY FOR PROFESSIONAL MATTING FRAMING AND DISPLAY IN A PRIVATE CIVIL WAR OR LINCOLNIANA MUSEUM COLLECTION.

THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.

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