RARE! CIVIL WAR GETTYSBURG GETTYSBURG BUILDING by LEVI MUMPER PHOTO 1870's

  

CIVIL WAR - GETTYSBURG - GETTYSBURG BUILDING by LEVI MUMPER PHOTO 1870's. CIVIL WAR - GETTYSBURG - CITY OF GETTYSBURG BUILDINGS AND STREET SCENE THAT INCLUDES GETTYSBURG'S "FAMILY GROCERY" by MUMPER & Co. Levi "Lee" Mumper was born in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1843. The second of seven children born to farming couple Samuel and Catherine (Shultz) Mumper, he completed a public school education before becoming a cabinetmaking apprentice.

In August 1862, the 19-year-old entered the Civil War by enlisting in Pennsylvania's Volunteer Infantry, Company I of the 127th Regiment. During the next nine months, he served under Colonel William W. Wet-plate photography, a highly labor intensive process which had been introduced a decade earlier, was utilized extensively to document the Civil War. After his tour of duty expired in May of 1863, Pvt. Mumper elected to settle in Gettysburg rather than re-enlisting.

Although he was likely introduced to photography during his military service. Capitalized on the town's Civil War fame by recreating combat scenes on their actual locales. Mumper quickly established an impressive professional reputation rivaling the Tysons and another local Civil War photographer, William H. He soon relocated to a larger gallery at 25 Baltimore Street, which specialized in the regionally popular battlefield stereoviews, and subsequently built up a sizeable clientele.

He married Sarah "Sallie" Schaeffer on February 26, 1865, and the family grew to include nine children. His reopened gallery photographed local landmarks and souvenirs sought by the steady stream of tourists, which besides stereoviews included albumen silver prints, CDVs, and lantern slides. Mumper's firm became a family business when he was joined by his sons Jacob and Clyde. Civil War building and street scene much as.

Looked during The Battle of Gettysburg. Includes buildings with ID'd location, that were razed after this photo was taken 1870's. Period hand ID'd on the reverse mount. III Southwest Corner of n D square north Diamond square?

Shultz built his big house. PRINTED PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME, OCCUPATION AND LOCATION ON THE LOWER FRONT MOUNT. WORN MOUNT CORNERS, AND SMALL CHIPS TO THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT CENTER EDGE AND TOP LEFT CORNER. ON THE REVERSE RIGHT CENTER EDGE.

MOUNT DIMENSIONS: 10" x 12". SHARP FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.