William Patterson Pat Bane [1843-1912]

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

William Patterson "Pat" Bane [1843-1912]

Entry/Object ID

2018.1.184

Description

Cabinet card of William Patterson "Pat" Bane [1843-1912] - son of William Bane and Mary Patterson. Pat served with Company A, 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. After the war, he was active in veteran organizations and reunions. His height took on legendary status and subsequent exaggeration. At the National Archives, his Compiled Military Service Record indicates his height was 6 feet 5 inches when he enlisted on 16 March 1864, while medical reports in his pension file state that he was 6 feet 9.5 inches tall. Newspaper articles throughout his later life reported his height as between 7 feet and 8 feet. The media popularized him as the "Greene County Giant." Handwritten inscription on reverse of image reads, "Wm. P. Bane / Co. A 22nd / Penna. Vol. Cav. / Washington / Co. Pa." Original, professional photograph. There are two photographer stamps on the cardstock, which may indicate that one of the photographers sold their excess cards to the other, who added his mark. Left to right they read, "Adamson, Waynesburg, Pa." and "Rogers & Weaver, Waynesburg, Pa."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Rogers & Weaver Studio

Date made

circa 1890 - circa 1900

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Bane family, Hats, Veterans--Civil War

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

CAND-AN007-0051

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bane, William Patterson (a/k/a Pat) [1843-1912]

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Miscellaneous Series - Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Notes

This photograph was purchased via eBay auction in 2024, by Candice Lynn Buchanan who owned and shared the photograph with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project. No additional context, ownership history, or provenance are known. SOURCE CITATION: William Patterson "Pat" Bane [1843-1912]; circa 1890-1900, image by Adamson, Waynesburg, Pa. or Rogers & Weaver, Waynesburg, Pa. [both photographer stamps are on the card]; item no. CAND-AN007-0051, Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).