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Your Price: $ 75.00
Item Number: 6209
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A desirable piece of Western photographic Americana and an especially interesting photo for the U. S. Signal Corps collector, this scarce Gurnsey’s Rocky Mountain Views stereo view card is titled U. S. Signal Station & Observatory and depicts the rock bound U. S. Signal Station in operation atop atop Pike’s Peak in 1873. Standing at right in forage cap with binoculars in hand is Albert James Myer. An Army Surgeon before the Civil War, developer of the Army Signal Corps wig-wag signaling system and at the outbreak of the Civil War then Major Myers became the army’s first signal officer and was ordered to organize and command the Signal Corps. Rising in the ranks to Colonel Myer was brevetted to Brig. General before the end of the war. In 1866 Gen. Myer was recognized by Congress as Chief Signal Officer, U. S. Signal Corps, a position he held until his death. Ultimately Gen. Albert James Myer was recognized as founder and father of both the U. S. Signal Corps and the U. S. Weather Bureau. Myer is identified in an alternate view of the Pike’s Peak Signal Station housed in the Library of Congress, prints and photographs collection. ( see our illustration) Clearly taken in the same session as the Library of Congress identified example, (see details) the view offered here has captured Myer now wearing his forage cap but with binoculars still in hand and with the same unidentified companion. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! |
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