Gibbon, John, 1827-1896 to Henry Jackson Hunt

GLC02382.053

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GLC#
GLC02382.053-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 6, 1884
Author/Creator
Gibbon, John, 1827-1896
Title
to Henry Jackson Hunt
Place Written
Omaha, Nebraska
Pagination
8 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 14.8 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Signed "JG." Describes the Gettysburg Cyclorama, a large painting by Paul D. Philippotteaux, ca. 1882. Mentions, "I send you a rude sketch..." (not included). The first copy, made in Chicago is now (1993) in private hands. The second copy, made for Boston, was transferred to Gettysburg (ca. 1913) where it currently resides under the care of the National Park Service. Copies 3 (Philadelphia) and 4 (Brooklyn) were destroyed.

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