• Photograph of Gilbert Cope looking at a book. Retouching, including the use of ink and whitener, evident.
    Photograph of Gilbert Cope looking at a book. Retouching, including the use of ink and whitener, evident.
Gilbert Cope photograph, 1928
Gilbert Cope photograph, 1928

Gilbert Cope photograph, 1928


Permanent ID:
11651
Date:
August 16 1928
Image Description:
This retouched image of Gilbert Cope accompanied a brief newspaper article that the Philadelphia Record ran on August 17, 1928. According to this tidbit of social news, friends were gathering at Cope's home to celebrate the noted historian's 88th birthday.
Format:
Black and white
Dimensions:
Width: 20.4 cm, Height: 25.4 cm (image)
Collection:
Philadelphia Record photograph morgue
Related Person or Organization:
Gilbert Cope, 1840-1928 (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928 [info:lc/authorities/names/n84177039]