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Raising the flag at Fort Sumter, April /14/65 / photographed by W.E. James, no. 267 Fulton Street, Brooklyn

The ceremonial flag-raising at Fort Sumter, 14 April 1865, on a stereograph.

The ceremonial raising of the Fort Sumter flag on 14 April 1865, four years to the day after the Confederate capture of the fort, as part of the celebration of Union victory.

James signed his work. The mount carries his name and his Brooklyn street address, which is why this photograph has never needed attributing at all.

The repository’s notes

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015.

The record

Title, as catalogedRaising the flag at Fort Sumter, April /14/65 / photographed by W.E. James, no. 267 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
PhotographerWilliam E. James
AttributionVerified
Date, as cataloged[Brooklyn] : [W.E. James, no. 267 Fulton Street] [14 April 1865]
PlaceFort Sumter, Charleston Harbor
Controlling forceUnion-held
Processalbumen print on card mount
Formatstereograph
Dimensionsmount 17 x 8 cm
Negative or printprint
CollectionThe Robin G. Stanford Collection
Call numberLOT 14110-11, no. 7 (H) [P&P]
Reproduction numberLC-DIG-stereo-1s04512 (front); LC-DIG-stereo-2s04512 (back)
Inscription on the mountphotographed by W.E. James, no. 267 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
RepositoryLibrary of Congress
Credit lineLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
RightsNo known restrictions on publication
Rights advisory, verbatimNo known restrictions on publication.
Catalog recordhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015650206/
ConfidenceVerified
Last verified2026-08-30

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