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James Gardner — The Shebang, or Quarters of U.S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station

James Gardner

The Shebang, or Quarters of U.S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station

1863

Gardner's lens captures the humanitarian efforts of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, whose modest headquarters belied its crucial role in providing medical care and supplies to Civil War soldiers.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 51 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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James Gardner, The Shebang, or Quarters of U.S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, 1863

Gardner's lens captures the humanitarian efforts of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, whose modest headquarters belied its crucial role in providing medical care and supplies to Civil War soldiers.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 51 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)
Year
1863
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Photography, Albumen Print, Civil War, Documentary, American, Historical, Military Camp, Architecture, Black and White

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