CATALOGUE Of TIPTON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS of the Battle-field of Gettysburg, Gettysburg Monuments, Gettysburg Groups, Etc. Photographed and Published by W. H. Tipton.
Gettysburg: "Star & Sentinel", Print, (n. d.). 1st printing thus, ca early 1886. 24 pp. Last 2 pages filled with testimonials, the first of which is from MGen W. S. Hancock, dated Nov. 28, 1885 [from which the date of publication is inferred]. 12mo. 5-1/2" x 3-7/16" Yellow paper wrappers printed in red, stitched. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Faint wear, age-toning. A pleasing Nr Fine copy. Item #51645
Tipton "studied photography as the apprentice of Charles John Tyson [1838 - 1906] and Isaac G. Tyson [1833 - 1913], who were among the earliest Gettysburg photographers. After the Battle of Gettysburg Tipton allegedly helped Mathew Brady to photograph the battlefield.
In 1868, Tipton partnered with Robert A. Myers and they purchased the Tysons Brothers' studio and went into photography business for themselves as Tipton and Myers Excelsior Gallery. In 1880, Myers sold his share and Tipton renamed the business as W. H. Tipton and Company.
Tipton became quite popular as an outdoor portrait photographer, taking thousands of photographs of visitors to the Gettysburg battlefield, where he established Tipton Park to encourage tourism. By 1888, he had produced an estimated 5,000 views of the battlefield of Gettysburg and more than 100,000 portraits.
He eventually became one of America's best known landscape and portrait photographers, but images of Civil War battlefields remained a mainstay, including Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Chancellorsville, and Harpers Ferry." [Wiki]
As to be expected from such a prolific businessman, a handful of Tipton's catalogues have survived & are represented institutionally, though today his catalogues come on the market but infrequently.
Price: $750.00