This is an original period image from the Library of Congress, the National Archives and other quality sources restored and tinted by the internationally known color artist and author of "Restoring and Tinting Vintage Images", David Richardson. This is an exclusive listing of his work on ebay.
Each image is taken from a high resolution negative and then cleaned of blemishes, damage, scratches, and whatever the decades have caused. Then the image is carefully brought back to life by adding color to the black and white image. By using these techniques the hands of time are turned back and for the first time you can see the images in color as they might have been on the day they were taken.
You have your choice of size and finish for the photo. Note that the size you choose may require cropping and the finished image may appear slightly different than the one shown. If preferred a white border can be added above/below or left/right to allow all of the original image to print. Unless requested when placing your order, your image may be cropped. If you would like to see how a specific image will look for the size you have chosen, please contact us and indicate the size you are interested in.
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James E. Hanger
“What could the world hold for a maimed, crippled man!”
– James E. Hanger
On June 3, 1861, 18-year-old James E. Hanger, woke to the
sound of cannon fire. Hanger had
enlisted with the Confederate Churchville Cavalry the day before. As he ran for his horse, the third shot hit
the ground, “richochetted [sic], entering the stable and struck me”, shattering
his leg. As a result of the Battle of
Philippi, W.Va., Hanger would become the first amputee in the Civil War.
Hanger was issued a peg leg and spent two months as a
prisoner before being exchanged. “No one
can know what such a loss means unless he has suffered a similar
catastrophe. In the twinkling of an eye,
life’s fondest hopes seemed dead. I was the prey of despair.” recalled
Hanger.
Back home, Hanger closeted himself in his room for three
months before emerging walking down the stairs on the first articulated,
double-joint prosthetic leg, bending at both the ankle and the knee.
The former college engineering student began making
artificial limbs for other wounded veterans.
In 1863, Hanger was commissioned to develop prosthetic limbs for
Confederate soldiers. The “Hanger Limb”
became the first artificial limb massed produced. Hanger’s company today is one of the largest
prosthetic providers in the world.
“Today I am thankful for what seemed then to me nothing but
a blunder of fate, but which was to prove instead a great opportunity.”