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Wikipedia says: Isaac Griffith (1833–1913) and Charles John (1838–1906) Tyson. were residents of Gettysburg, Pa. in July 1863, however the Tysons’ “Tyson’s Excelsior Photographic Gallery” wasn’t as yet properly equipped to take photographs in the field, for which there was basically no demand at the time. The Tysons evacuated town, as did most of the residents, prior to the Rebel shelling and occupation on July 1. Working in the wake of the July visits to the battlefield by Alexander Gardner and Mathew B. Brady, the Tyson brothers, now fully equipped to take views in the field, by December were offering their “Photographic Views of the Battle-Field of Gettysburg.” Then, on November 19, the brothers recorded a number of historic views of the procession to the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery, one of which captured President Lincoln on horseback. William H. Tipton, an apprentice of the Tysons, took over the Tyson gallery in 1868.