Name/Title
Funeral of Lee, Fort Riley, KansasEntry/Object ID
2013.3.15Description
Cabinet card showing funeral of Robert E. Lee, former Confederate General. The image is badly faded, and shows a panoramic view of the funeral service at the burial grounds, with troops and horses in the photo. Handwritten on the front of the image is "Funeral of Lee F Can." The words "E.D. Zellner Fort Riley Photographer ....... Junction City, Kansas" are typeset on the left edge of the mat. "15" is handwritten on the back. The image is sepia-toned with a beige mat.
According to http://lostgallery.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-page-known-photographer-cabinet.html
"According to most sources on the photographer E. D. Zellner, he lived and worked in Junction City, KS until at least 1880.
At some point he partnered up with a person named Pennell and worked from Wakefield, KS. According to the Eighth Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society, for the period of November 16, 1892 to November 20, 1984, Pennell and Zellner donated a number of photographs of Fort Riley and vicinity during that period. Here is an excerpt from the entry:
“Pennell & Zellner, Junction City: Views in Fort Riley and vicinity, showing the Ogden monument; the old Pawnee territorial building; Comanche, long the only surviving horse of the Custer massacre; the administration, mess hall, and hospital buildings; interior of riding hall; view of target practice; hospital litter drill; mounted parade; Fort Riley avenue; interior of hospital lecture room.”
I have found photographs imprinted “Pennell and Zellner” and “Zellner and Pennell” and a couple just “Zellner”. "Collection
Howard J. GrahamAcquisition
Accession
2013.3Source or Donor
Howard J. GrahamAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Donated in memory of Howard J. Graham