Gen's. R.E. Lee and J.E. Johnston / D.J. Ryan, Savannah, Ga.
Summary
Photographs shows full-length portraits of Lee and Johnston seated at a table. In this print Lee holds a pen and appears to be writing on a piece of paper.Taken during Lee's farewell tour of the South, this photo was sold to raise funds for the Lee Monument in Richmond, Va. (Source: Museum of the Confederacy website).
Printed on mount, above title: "By special permission, to aid the Ladies' Memorial Association."
"Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court, Savannah, Ga."
A variant of this print is filed under: PH - Ryan (D.), no. 1.
Source unknown.
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Date
01/01/1870
Contributors
Ryan, D.J. (David, J.), 1837-, photographer
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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