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David Knox — Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon

David Knox

Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon

1864

Captured during the Siege of Petersburg, this albumen print documents the Union Army's field telegraph equipment, showcasing the technological innovations that gave Northern forces a crucial communication advantage during the Civil War.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 73 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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David Knox, Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, 1864

Captured during the Siege of Petersburg, this albumen print documents the Union Army's field telegraph equipment, showcasing the technological innovations that gave Northern forces a crucial communication advantage during the Civil War.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 73 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)
Year
1864
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, Civil War, Documentary, American, Photograph, 1860s, Landscape, Military, Historical

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