"Four score and seven…"

One of only nine known photographs of the dedication ceremonies in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863, when Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, was recorded by Peter Weaver from the back of the Wm. Duttera house, which stood here in 1863. It shows the crowds in the distant National Cemetery, including the tall flagpole at its center and the distinctive gatehouse of adjoining Evergreen Cemetery at the far left. In the foreground is one of the parking lots used for the ceremonies that day, along with an excavated area most likely related to Duttera's brickmaking business. The Duttera house was later portrayed in an accompanying drawing, and a Confederate artillery shell lodged in the building's second story during the battle.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · United States