This is a
featured picture, which means that
members of the community have identified it as one of the finest images on the English Wikipedia, adding significantly to its accompanying article. If you have a different image of similar quality, be sure to
upload it using the proper
free license tag,
add it to a relevant article, and
nominate it.
This is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia (
Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination
here. This is a featured picture on the Turkish language Wikipedia (
Seçkin resimler) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination
here.
If you think this file should be featured on Wikimedia Commons as well, feel free to
nominate it.
If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a
suitable copyright license, be sure to
upload it,
tag it, and
nominate it.
Summary
Allan Pinkerton, President Abraham Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand. This photo and another very similar to it were taken not long after the Civil War’s first battle on northern soil in Antietam, Maryland on October 3, 1862. In his role as head of Union Intelligence Services during the war, Pinkerton foiled an assassination attempt against Lincoln. His wartime work was critical in raising Pinkerton’s profile and helping to bolster the reputation of his Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which pioneered the American private detective industry.
From the Library of Congress:
Title: Antietam, Md. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln, and Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand; another view].
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1862 October 3.
SUMMARY
Photograph from the main eastern theater of the war, Battle of Antietam, September-October 1862.
NOTES
Reference: Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 / compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen and Donald H. Mugridge, Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1977. No. 0147
Title from Milhollen and Mugridge.
Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress).
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Kratzer und Flecken entfernt.
This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the
copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.
== Summary == Allan Pinkerton, President Abraham Lincoln, and Major General John A. McClernand. This photo was taken not long after the Civil War’s first battle on northern soil in Antietam, Maryland on October 3, 1862. Pinkerton was the head of Union I
File usage
The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):