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James Gardner — Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

James Gardner

Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

1864

Documentary precision characterizes this Civil War photograph, capturing the devastation at one of the conflict's most strategically important naval installations.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 18 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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James Gardner, Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, 1864

Documentary precision characterizes this Civil War photograph, capturing the devastation at one of the conflict's most strategically important naval installations.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 18 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)
Year
1864
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Ruins, Documentary, American, Photograph, Post-War, Historical, War, Architecture

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