Few Nice Pics To Enjoy

[JWheeler331]

Captain Charles & Sergeant John Hawkins, Co. E, 38th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA. John was KIA leading his company in a frontal assault at the Battle of Winchester.
1/4 plate ambrotype

 

[Glorybound]

Nice photos Joe, thanks for the post.

 

[donna]

Very nice photos. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[JWheeler331]

You're most welcome.

 

[prroh]

That third guy down doesn't appear to have said "no" to any weapons the photographer used as props.

Three of them have jackets so tight, especially the first one who seems not be able to fully button it, that I wonder if the jackets were also photographer props.

 

[JWheeler331]

That third guy down doesn't appear to have said "no" to any weapons the photographer used as props.

Three of them have jackets so tight, especially the first one who seems not be able to fully button it, that I wonder if the jackets were also photographer props.

I think the jackets were prob. theirs but some of those guns I would think were props.

 

[Gandycreek]

Great Images. Thanks for showing.

 

[PartywithArty]

this is probably a stupid question,but why did the photographer color in the gold buttons and the pink cheeks? Why didnt they attempt to color the whole image?

 

[JWheeler331]

this is probably a stupid question,but why did the photographer color in the gold buttons and the pink cheeks? Why didnt they attempt to color the whole image?

It was common back then for people (not just just photographers) to color the cheeks and things like gold buttons and such.

 

[PartywithArty]

It was common back then for people (not just just photographers) to color the cheeks and things like gold buttons and such.

Why didnt they color the whole picture though?

 

[Lee]

Great Stuff thanks for posting these pictures. I agree with the contributer who pointed out how tight the uniform jackets were which is an obvious "tell" that they were props furnished by the photographer.

 

[kel1985]

Neat pix, thanks for posting...
LT.J.H.McDaniel...maybe cost or time constraints?

 

[kel1985]

Neat pix, thanks for posting...
LT.J.H.McDaniel...maybe cost or time constraints?

 

[JWheeler331]

Why didnt they color the whole picture though?

I guess I dont really know for sure. I have seen it so many times. Usually on buttons and the cheeks. I think it was done just to enhance the picture. Its possibly that if they started trying to color faces and such that the photo would be covered and damaged.

 

[PartywithArty]

I guess I dont really know for sure. I have seen it so many times. Usually on buttons and the cheeks. I think it was done just to enhance the picture. Its possibly that if they started trying to color faces and such that the photo would be covered and damaged.

Yea, thats understandable. Thanks for answering my dumb question. lol

 

[JWheeler331]

Yea, thats understandable. Thanks for answering my dumb question. lol

No question is dumb if asked for a simple thirst of knowledge.

I am sure there were a host of reasons it was not done though. My reasons listed may or may not have been among them.

 

[PartywithArty]

No question is dumb if asked for a simple thirst of knowledge.

I am sure there were a host of reasons it was not done though. My reasons listed may or may not have been among them.

what did they use for the color? Ink or dye or somthing?

 

[JWheeler331]

what did they use for the color? Ink or dye or somthing?

I read somewhere but dont remember. Maybe someone will come along who knows. What I read was that they used some time of mixture of things to get different colors. I am sure it was time consuming.

 

[PartywithArty]

I read somewhere but dont remember. Maybe someone will come along who knows. What I read was that they used some time of mixture of things to get different colors. I am sure it was time consuming.

ohh I see.. yea ill bet it took for ever just to do the butons and cheeks,maby thats why they didnt color the whole picture.

 

[JWheeler331]

ohh I see.. yea ill bet it took for ever just to do the butons and cheeks,maby thats why they didnt color the whole picture.

I think that and the fact that they could possibly loose some of the facial features and such if they painted over them more. I have seen some older photos that had more color to them......they were larger pictures though.