Gettysburg Monuments (Kosti Ruohomaa)
Vintage 8x10 Photograph
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General Hancock Statue, original glossy 8 x 10 photograph contact sheet. Credited to Kosti Ruohomaa.
General Winfield Scott Hancock is an equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock, by Henry Jackson Ellicott together with architect Paul J. Pelz. It is located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. It was commissioned on March 2, 1889, and dedicated on May 12, 1896, by president Grover Cleveland. It cost $50,000. The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC, of the National Register of Historic Places.
Kosti Ruohomaa (1913 - 1961), Finnish-American photographer. After studying at the Boston School of Practical Art he worked as a commercial artist, then as a Disney animator. In 1944, after turning to photography, he began a successful career as a photojournalist with the Black Star agency.
Verso bears original Ruohomaa/Black Star credit ink-stamping and filing notations. In very good condition.
Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century
Vintage cabinet card photograph of the late nineteenth century