Gettysburg National Park Commission. Photographs illustrating the work of the commission photCL 302

Suzanne Oatey
The Huntington Library
March 2021
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
reference@huntington.org


Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library Photo Archives
Title: Gettysburg National Park Commission. Photographs illustrating the work of the commission
Creator: Gettysburg National Military Park Commission
Identifier/Call Number: photCL 302
Physical Description: 2.5 Linear Feet (10 volumes)
Date (inclusive): 1893-1916
Abstract: Photographs of the building and development of Gettysburg National Military Park over the years 1893 to 1916.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

photCL 302. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Gertrude M. Nicholson, through the agency of Robert O. Schad, September 1922.

Custodial History

This album was received as part of the Nicholson collection of papers, manuscripts and books related to the Civil War.

Biographical / Historical

John Page Nicholson (1842-1921) was a Civil War veteran and collector. From 1861 to 1865, he served as regimental quartermaster with the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment. After the war, he returned to Philadelphia and started collecting Civil War books, manuscripts, and photographs. He also translated and edited two volumes of Comte de Paris' History of the Civil War in America. From 1885 to 1922, he served as recorder in chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and was Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of Gettysburg Monument.

Scope and Contents

Ten volumes of photographs illustrating the development of Gettysburg National Military Park over the years 1893 to 1916, Photographs show work done under the direction of the federally-appointed Gettysburg National Park Commission, chaired by Colonel John P. Nicholson. Scenes include repairing of roads, stone walls, and fences; construction of new roads; general views of landscape features and terrain; and monuments and markers placed at significant battle locations. In some volumes, the images have handwritten captions. The albumen prints are approximately 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, mounted on board, and some later images have the imprint of photographer W. H. Tipton.

Processing Information

Processed by Huntington Library staff circa mid-20th century. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

General

Volumes are numbered 1 to 13. Volumes 7, 8, and 11 were missing when received.

General

Former call number: RB 105344

Related Materials

John Page Nicholson papers and Civil War collection, mssNI 1-990. Additional volumes of photographs from the Nicholson collection: photCL 303, photCL 304, photCL 305, photCL 306, photCL 307, photCL 308, photCL 309.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields
Monuments
War memorials
Photographs
Photograph albums
Tipton, William H., 1850-1929

Volume 1

Vol. 1 1893-1896

Volume 2

Vol. 2 1893-1896

Volume 3

Vol. 3 1896-1897

Volume 4

Vol. 4 1898-1901

Volume 5

Vol. 5 1901-1904

Volume 6

Vol. 6 1905-1906

Volume 9

Vol. 9 1909-1910

Volume 10

Vol. 10 1910-1911

Volume 12

Vol. 12 1914-1915

Volume 13

Vol. 13 1916-