Do you have Tipton photos taken at Gettysburg? Send me a scan and I'll post it here: bonnie@blndesign.com

Photographing the Gettysburg Battlefield
www.virtualgettysburg.com/exhibit/photos/main.html

In 1868, Charles Tyson sold his entire collection of battlefield negatives, and his studio, to William H. Tipton. An apprentice of the Tysons at the time of the battle, Tipton went on to become the most important Gettysburg photographer of the late 19th century. He had a photo studio right in Devils Den and for years served as the official battlefield photographer. His work includes countless views of monuments surrounded by veterans and dignitaries. No group of tourists in the late 1800s would think of leaving Gettysburg without having Tipton capture their visit amongst the rocks of Devil’s Den.

I'm not sure who the people are on the left, but the two on the right are my grandmother Hazel Putt Nilson and my grandfather Frank Nilson. Photo taken 1913.

The following is from George Dern (gsdern@comcast.net):

" I have recently come across a Tipton picture of my Grandmother, Carrie Bell Baumgardner Dern, with her Aunt Mary Ann Baumgardner Close and Uncle John Close, who raised Carrie from a young girl - at Devil's Den. Carrie was "given over" by her Mother and Father, Moses Peter Baumgardner and Annie Stambaugh Baumgardner, to Moses' sister Mary Ann to raise since Mary Ann and John could not or did not have children. Moses and Annie had many children and I understand they also gave one of their sons, Samuel, to the Wentz family to raise. Another person is in the picture named Nora Stambaugh and all of my remaining relatives can only assume she was a niece of Mary Ann on her mother's side. I have not had any indications that Nora was also raised by Mary Ann and John Close. "

"I would like to attach this scan of the picture of my Grandmother, taken approx. 1893, at Devil's Den. Also, John Close died in 1893 so I assume this was the last picture ever taken of him."

Top left - Carrie Bell Baumgardner Dern, top right - Nora Stambaugh, bottom, John Close and Mary Ann Baumgardner Close.