Timothy H. O'Sullivan
The Dead on First Day's Field

ArtistAmerican, born Ireland, 1840–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Dead on First Day's Field
Date1863
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 2 3/16 × 5 11/16 in. (5.6 × 14.5 cm)
Sheet: 2 3/16 × 5 11/16 in. (5.6 × 14.5 cm)
Mount: 3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (8.8 × 17.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Dan and Mary Solomon
Object number2023.514
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Heritage Auctions, Dallas, "Photographs from the Collection of Peter C. Bunnell," November 20, 2023, Lot 39184]; purchased by MFAH, November 20, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, top right: O’SULLIVAN NEGATIVE AVC/2347

Printed in black on applied label, mount verso, center [vertical]: Sights and Scenes // FROM THE // BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG, // July 1st, 2d and 3d, 1863, // Being a series of reproductions from Paintings and Phot- //ographs arranged for the Stereoscope. The series (from // 475 to 499 ½ incusive) are very inferior speciments of Pho- // tography, and we only continue to produce them from // these plates because the public want them, and the op- // portunity for securing finer results is gone. // 475. Dead Soldiers between Round-Top and Devil’s Den. // 476. The right between Cemetery and Round-Top, during // Pickett’s Charge. // 477. General Hancock and Staff. // 478. During Pickett’s Charge—Penn’s Brigade in action. // 479. A view to the right of angle—along the stone wall, // 480. The death of Lieut. Cushing. // 481. Union Batteries hurrying into the action. // 482. Taking Prisoners // 483. Union Infantry fighting during the final charge. // 484. Third day’s Battle. // 485. General Hancock at Gettysburg. // 486. “” “” wounded // 487. First day’s Battle. // 488, Convalescents at General Hospital. // 489 Charge of the Pennsylvania Reserves, // 490, Pickett’s Charge-3d day’s fight. // 491, Battle of Gettysburg—July 2d, 1863. // 492, The Harvest of Death. // 493, Amputation Scene, General Hospital, // 494, Rebel Shot lodged in Union Gun at Gettysburg. // 495, Confederate Soldiers and Breastworks, // 496, View of Dead at Devil’s Den. // 497, Dead at Little Rount-Top, position of Berdan // Sharp-shooters. // 498. Southeast descent of Little Rount-Top, Union dead. // 498 ½ The Dead on first day’s field. // 499, Dead Soldiers – centre of field, // 499 ½, Dead Soldiers near Wheatfield. // W, H, TIPTON, Photographer, // Gettysburg, PA. // The subject o this card is indicated by a line un-//der number and name.

Stamped in black ink, mount verso, upper right sideways: ESTATE OF // PETER C. BUNNELL

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