Alexander Gardner
Burnside Bridge, Across Antietam Creek, Maryland
1862
Immortalizing the site where Union forces crossed Antietam Creek, Gardner's photograph transforms a strategic military location into an enduring symbol of Civil War sacrifice.
- Medium
- Albumen print, pl. 20 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)
Spotted works by Alexander Gardner
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