Life, 1911-04-27 · page 42 of 44
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This page features a remarkable Civil War rediscovery story. A Tampa, Florida man recognized himself in a photograph from the *Review of Reviews* showing Union soldiers from the 9th Army Corps during the Civil War—a picture taken around 1864 that had been lost for nearly fifty years. The article promotes **Mathew Brady's famous Civil War photography collection**: thousands of images documenting camp life, hospitals, battles, and executions. Brady received special permission from Lincoln to photograph all aspects of the war. William Pinkerton (who organized the Secret Service) vouches for the photographs' historical importance. The piece advertises a special offer: 18 Civil War prints in a portfolio for 25 cents, along with the "romance" of how Brady's collection was valued at $27,800 by the government and $150,000 by General Garfield. This celebrates American documentary photography and nostalgia for Civil War veterans—marketing historical images to readers who may have participated in or lost relatives to the conflict.
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¥ THE MAN WHOF OUND HIMSELF Seedfecienginarrene Better work. Time and waved. |THE AMERICAN PERFORATOR COMPANY 703 Fulton Street, Chicago Books Received The Comtessa’s Sister, by Gardner Teall. (Houghton, Mifflin Co net.) Bell and Wing, by Ayer. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. Schools of Painting, by Mary Innes (G P. Putnam’s Sons. $2.50.) Later Pratt Portraits, by Anna Fuller. Copyright 1910, Patriat Bok Ge (G. P. Putnam’s Sons. $1.50.) A gray-haired citizen of Tampa, Florida, turning over the. pages The Return, by Walter De La Mare of the November Review of Reviews, saw this picture, and in the (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1 2s.) young man on the ground with the bottle was amazed to discover Lizbeth of the Dale, by Marian Keith himself. Like a flash the years vanished, again he was outside Petersburg in (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.20 net.) ’64, the air roared and shrieked with the fire of two armies, and he and these Modern Religious Problems, by Wil- other members of the 9th A. C., U. S. A., whiled away a few weary minutes liam Jewett Tucker. (Houghton, Mif- having ‘their pictures taken.’ Afterward he had forgotten it. To-day, he flin Co., Boston, Mass. so cents ) has grown old, but the picture will be forever young. China’s Story, by William This photograph is but one of 3,500 which we have just discovered after they were Griffis. (Houghton, Mifflin Co., buried for nearly fifty years. Theirs is a dramatic and amazing story. Mass. $1.25 net.) Through the Civil War %* Camera rt Geek went Mathew Brady, the genius whose photographic studio in New York was sought by The Bramble Bush, by Caroline Ful world-famous men and women, With special permission from Lincoln, he accompanied ler. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.25 net.) the armies and navies for four yea! He took thousands of photographs showing Three Weeks in the British Isles, by every phase of the struggle. Merry-maRing in camp, lingering in hospital, lying in John U, Higinbotham, (Reilly & Briton, prison, spying on the enemy, hanging the Lincoln conspirators, manning the battle- Chicago, Ill. $1.50) ships, punishing the deserter, drilling the awkward squad, dead on the field of battle, Jonas Hiwleg, by Williaa We P&E fighting in the trenches—all is shown in this ever-changing panorama of these four nell. (C. M. Clark Pub. Co, B . (C. M. Cha ub. Co., Boston, momentous years. Mate $440) William Pinkerton 18 CIVIL WAR for 25 Cents Love Under Fire, by Randall Parrish Saw These Pictures Taken PICTURES (A.C. McClurg & Co. Chicago, Ti wecigatwhat hesays: “Lregard the | \We have enclosed prints of 18 of the photographs $1.38) as one of the most important of the in a large portfolio. This we will give you if you present day. I joined the Army of send only 25 cents in stamps or coin. Ua Lolemac gs a bay 16 years: oid, At the same time we will tell you the strange who organized the United States romance of Brady and the photographs—how the Secret Service at thet the. ed government Paid $27,800, for a simi ar collection; 2 3 este DIG- how General Garfield valued them at _$150,000— ee ean Toes oes how you can get the whole 3500 beautifully bound with these men frequently w! in 10 big volumes at less than one cent a picture. py el giaahy wee Eczch of the eighteen prints is on a sheet 12x12)4 inches in size and has under it the full story of that particular picture. This is a special before-publi- cation offer which will close as soon as the books are published. So send the coupon to-day. The Review of Reviews Co., 13 Astor Place New York Egyptian Cigarette of Quality Review of Reviews Co., Lae, 6271 13 Astor Plac. New York, N.Y. AROMATIC DELICACY __Send me the 18 reproductions of your newly discovered Brady MILDNESS Civil" War photographs. ready for framing and contained Ina PURITY handsome portfolio. Also send me the story of these photographs U: and tell me how I can get the whole collection for less than one cent a picture.” I enclose 25 cents. ~ At your club or dealer's THE SURBRUG CO., Makers, New York comicbooks.com