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Ruins on North Bank of Canal, Richmond

Alexander Gardner, 1865

MEDIUMAlbumen silver print from glass negative
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONPhotographs
CREDIT LINEHarris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
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Alexander Gardner

Alexander Gardner, a Scottish-American photographer, captured the raw, unvarnished realities of the American Civil War, including iconic images like "Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter."

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