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Wharves at Richmond, Virginia by Alexander Gardner

Wharves at Richmond, Virginia

Alexander Gardner · 1865

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Artist
Alexander Gardner
Date
1865
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection
Photographs
Credit line
Harris 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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Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, Volume 1 Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, Volume 1 1863 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, Volume 2 Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, Volume 2 1863 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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