Bob Zeller is one of the country's leading authorities on Civil War photography. He is the author of The Blue and Gray in Black and White: A History of Civil War Photography (Praeger, 2005), the first narrative history about the war's photographers, what they did and why they did it. Zeller pioneered the modern presentation of stereoscopic Civil War photography with The Civil War in Depth (Chronicle Books, 1997), the first 3-D photo history of the war, and The Civil War in Depth Volume II (Chronicle Books, 2000). Bob, who is a writer, journalist and historian, spent 25 years in newspaper journalism, specializing in investigative reporter and later working as a motorsports beat writer covering NASCAR. Bob has published nine books, including his latest, Jacob's Run (Whittler's Bench Press, 2007), a historical mystery/adventure novel he wrote with John Beshears. He ia also the author of Daytona 500, An Official History (David Bull Publishing, 2001). Zeller, 54, is a native of the Washington, D.C. area. Bob has been presenting lectures with 3-D slide shows of original Civil War photographs since 1997. Images from his Civil War photography collection were featured at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery exhibition on Mathew Brady in 1997-98. Bob lives in Trinity, N.C. with his wife, Ann, who is city manager. They have two grown children, Sara and Jesse.
For Chicago-area native Garry Adelman, the Civil War meant practically nothing until he picked up one of William Frassanito's books in 1984. From that day forward, he was obsessed with the Civil War and its photographic coverage. When he first visited Gettysburg and then Antietam four years later, his life's work became clear. Since those first visits, Garry became a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg in 1995 and has given tours at more than 40 Civil War sites. He earned his B.A. in business from Michigan State University (1990) and his M.A. in history at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (2002). He is the author, coauthor or editor of more than two dozen books, booklets and articles. A frequent lecturer at Civil War Round Tables, he has also appeared on the History Channel, C-Span and contributed to a number of historical videos. As a senior historian at History Associates Incorporated in Rockville, Maryland, he has lead the efforts to interpret four battlefields for the Civil War Preservation Trust and collected the 1,000+ high resolution images used in the Gettysburg Visitors Center and the Wills House Museum. He currently lives outside of Washington, D.C. with his wife, Jennifer, and his son Asher.
The Civil War has been one of Chuck Morrongiello's main interests since childhood, but by no means the only one. Chuck is an accomplished guitarist and musician and was a member of Strange Brew, which was the band on Long Island where he grew up. Chuck is a graduate of Five Towns College on Long Island, and is a well-established and successful financial representative for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, with eighteen years of experience. He has been Agent of the Year six times at the company's Teague Agency in Tampa, Florida and has won several National Quality awards from the National Association of Life Underwriters. He is also a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table. He has been a Civil War enthusiast since his dad took him to Gettysburg as a youngster and today is an avid collector of Civil War memorabilia and art.
As a child, John Richter became aware of the use of stereo photography during the Civil War from his first View-Master set of views taken from Library of Congress negatives. This first exposure to 3-D photography fed his already fervent interest in the Civil War because those views were of familiar Civil War scenes - but with depth! Hooked on the 3-D experience and growing up 15 miles from Gettysburg, it wasn't long until John focused on Gettysburg and began building his world-class collection of period stereo views. Views from his collection have appeared in Tim Smith's John Burns The Hero of Gettysburg, Garry Adelman's The Myth of Little Round Top, and both volumes of Bob Zeller's The Civil War In Depth. John has continued his collaboration with Bob Zeller in his latest book The Blue and Gray in Black and White by supplying several unpublished stereo views. John has written for Stereo World and co-edited all of the CCWP's 99 Historic Images of... series of booklets. John began utilizing stereo photography and joined the National Stereoscopic Association and the International Stereoscopic Union. John has had years of experience in stereo photography using a 35mm Realist camera and a medium format Sputnik camera to capture images. John's latest experimentation includes the use of a stereo digital rig, which utilizes two synchronized digital cameras. Much of John's expertise lies in the enhancement of images using computer technology. He developed processes using commercial software to produce new stereo slides from LOC negatives. John has produced stereo slides for 3-D shows that have traveled the country. Using computer technology John has co-produced, along with CCWP President Bob Zeller, his first fully digital 3-D projection show. The show, Lincoln In 3-D, is a 40-minute program with 160+ images that provide a comprehensive stereo photographic history of Lincoln's presidency. A book version of the show will be published by Chronicle books in the fall of 2010. Past projects have included 3-D displays for the new Gettysburg Visitors Center, Pamplin Historical Park, and a World War I anaglyph 3-D show with soundtrack for the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum. Work has also begun on an update to the 3-D show at Civil War Life – The Soldiers’ Museum. The current show will be replaced with an all digital show featuring an original soundtrack and effects synchronized with period Civil War stereo views for a full multi media experience.
Jennifer Kon earned B.A. degrees in History and International Studies from the University of South Florida, and an M.B.A. in International Business from Schiller International University.
The Civil War has always been a passion for San Diego native, Justin Shaw. It took him nearly 3000 miles east to Gettysburg College where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in History in 1994. He became an Interpretive Park Ranger, first at Harper's Ferry Historic Park, then at Gettysburg National Military Park. He assisted with a number of Civil War Books over the years. After nearly six years living in Gettysburg, he moved back to San Diego and was a manager in one of its oldest, finest hotels, La Valencia. He authored 'La Valencia, 80 Years Overlooking the Pacific’ in 2006, a photographically based book showing the old hotel through photographs, then and now. He left the hotel to start a successful antique business. The passion for the Civil War keeps him back east for many days out of the year for business and pleasure. Justin recently got married in Ireland to his lovely wife Maggie. Maggie works in Development for The San Diego Zoo.
Frassanito is an author and historian and the nation's most prominent scholar on Civil War photography. A student of the Civil War and Gettysburg since age nine, Frassanito is a graduate of Gettysburg College and a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, where he received a Bronze Star for his work as an intelligence analyst. His first book, Gettysburg, A Journey in Time (Scribners, 1975) is a landmark of Civil War photographic scholarship. He was the first historian to extensively use photographs of the war as historic documents. He has since published three additional major books on Civil War photography as well as a number of other publications. He lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
"Watching Rob Gibson work is like looking over the shoulder of Mathew Brady," says Mary Panzer, former Curator of Photographs at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. It is no exaggeration. Gibson is more than just a wet-plate photographer committed to authenticity. He's an artist with a passion for image making on glass plates. While an engineer with General Motors in his native Rochester, N.Y., Rob became fascinated with wet-plate photography as a Civil War reenactor. He procured 19th century photographic guides and literally taught himself the craft of wet-plate photography. Eventually, Rob's side business as a period photographer at Civil War reenactments became so successful, he resigned his job, moved to Gettysburg and in 1999 opened his own wet-plate studio, Gibson's Photographic Gallery. Rob has appeared on CSPAN, PBS, the History Channel and the A&E network. He has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of the Confederacy and the White House Press Photographers Association. Rob was the exclusive wet-plate photographer for the movie Gods and Generals. His book, The Gods and Generals Photographic Companion (2003, Thomas Publications), features more than 75 wet-plate photographs of characters and scenes in the movie. He also appeared in Bob Dylan's accompanying music video Cross Over the Green Mountain. Rob's photographs also appeared in the movies Cold Mountain and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, as well as numerous publications. When in Gettysburg, stop by his gallery at 65 Steinweir Ave.
Smith is a licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg and the author of three books concerning the Battle of Gettysburg, including John Burns: The Hero of Gettysburg. A reference historian at the Adams County Historical Society, he is known for his meticulous research.
Reeves is an artist specializing in the Civil War and other military subjects. His artwork can be seen on display at the United States War College, General Staff College, Cavalry School in Fort Riley, Kansas, and numerous other military collections. His work has also been used on the Discovery Channel, A & E, and many books and magazines. He is also a collector of military items and resides in Tampa, Florida.
Director and founder of Motts Military Museum 1988 to present, in Groveport, Ohio and was a Professional photographer for 40 years Owning and operating of Motts Photographic Center. He was the Official photographer for the Bicentennial "The American Freedom Train" and produced a photographic re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, "Gettysburg: A Portrait in Red, Gray, and Blue." Special events Photographer and article published on Civil War Photographer Mathew Brady in "Blue and Bray Civil War Magazine". Has appeared on TV's Arts and Entertainment Channel for The Civil War Journal, on the "Mathew Brady" episode. Past President, American Society of Photographers, and the Professional Photographers of America and has earned Photographic Craftsman, and Master Degree, from the PPA as well as Honorary Master of Photography Degree from China and Mexico. Presently is the historian for Professional Photographers of America. Presented programs to 1000 plus organizations throughout the world and is photographic a Judge and Jury Chairman with the PPA. Has served on the Board of Directors, Ohio Institute of Photography, Dayton, Ohio. Have appeared on PBS and Network radio and TV shows talking about History and Photography and is an Honorary Lifetime Membership in the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides Gettysburg, Pa.
Palm owns and operates the Museum of Civil War Images at an 1802 vintage home at 229 Baltimore Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A native of Pennsylvania, Palm has been collecting Civil War photographs since childhood, when he bought an ambrotype portrait of a Civil War soldier for $1.75. Palm's museum has on display original photographs of about 3,000 identified Civil War soldiers, most of them from Pennsylvania. The featured exhibit of the museum is over 300 original images of the Pennsylvania Bucktails and artifacts. Open weekends or by appointment.
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Boardman is an ER Nurse and Licensed Battlefield Guide, and an historical consultant for the design team currently building the Gettysburg National Park's new Visitor Center and Museum complex. Her collection of Gettysburg Battlefield images has been used to help guide the Park's extensive ongoing restoration program.
Jason Wickersty has spent countless hours over the past 7 years staring at the Library of Congress’ collection of high-resolution Civil War images. His discoveries have been published in Military Collector and Historian, the journal of the Company of Military Historians, Hallowed Ground, the official magazine of the Civil War Preservation Trust, as well as Battlefield Photographer, the newsletter of the Center for Civil War Photography. He has also studied the “dark art” of wet plate photography under many of the notable practitioners in the field, including John Coffer, Will Dunniway, Claude LeVet, Ray Morgenweck, and Rob Gibson.
A Civil War reenactor since 1997, Jason also studies 18th-19th century military drill, tailoring, and fife and drum music. Hailing from the “Crossroads of the Revolution,” he also takes particular interest in the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Monmouth. He is also die-hard lover of traditional Irish music, and practices Irish flute and the Irish language when he can.
Currently a National Park Ranger at the National Parks of New York Harbor Education Center, Jason lives in Bayonne, NJ with his wife Annie and their cat Sheila.
Edwin C. Bearss is among the best-known Civil War writers and tour guides. He served as Chief Historian of the National Park Service from 1981 to 1994.
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