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Barnard and Gibson — Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run

Barnard and Gibson

Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run

1862

Shattered masonry spans Bull Run creek in this poignant record of infrastructure destroyed during the war's early battles, exemplifying photography's new power to document historical events.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 7 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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Barnard and Gibson, Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run, 1862

Shattered masonry spans Bull Run creek in this poignant record of infrastructure destroyed during the war's early battles, exemplifying photography's new power to document historical events.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 7 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

Photography, Albumen Print, Civil War, Architectural Ruins, Documentary, American, Landscape, Historical, Sepia, War

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