Robert E. Lee Original Photograph by Brady

Original Glass Plate Photo of Robert E. Lee by Brady taken in Richmond at the end of The Civil War. I believe this is a contact print made by L. Handy from the Brady Glass Negative. Measures 8 X 10" overall with 81/2" x 61/2 image area. Some notes in pencil on reverse. A spectacular original portrait of Gen. Handy (died 1932) was a Wash. Photographer and was in possession of all the Brady negatives until they were turned over by his estate to the Library of Congress in 1954. The Library of Congress website has more information about the Handy-Brady Collection.