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Alexander Gardner — Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, at Berlin
Alexander Gardner

Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, at Berlin

1862

From Gardner's seminal Civil War documentation, this albumen print demonstrates the photographer's ability to transform military engineering into compelling visual narrative.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 25 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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Alexander Gardner, Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, at Berlin, 1862

From Gardner's seminal Civil War documentation, this albumen print demonstrates the photographer's ability to transform military engineering into compelling visual narrative.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 25 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)
Year
1862
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Civil War Era, Monochrome, Albumen Print, American, Documentary Photography, Landscape, Military, Bridge, Historical, Black and White

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