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Bill Dowling is an award-winning photographer, specializing in historical landscape photography, with a special interest in the Gettysburg Battlefield. Bill’s photographs have been published in books and magazines as well as appearing on the “Jumbo-Tron” in New York’s Times Square. A life-long love of Civil War history brought Chris Brenneman, Sue Boardman, and Bill Dowling to Gettysburg. Today they are all Licensed Battlefield Guides at the Gettysburg National Military Park. As part of his job working for the Gettysburg Foundation, Chris has spent hundreds of hours observing the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama painting. Chris has a talent for organization and a keen eye for detail which has helped him to identify all of the intricacies of the painting. Sue Boardman was the historical consultant for the Gettysburg Foundation for the massive project to conserve and restore the Gettysburg cyclorama, and has authored several books and articles on Civil War topics. Sue currently serves as the Leadership Program Director for the Gettysburg Foundation.