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Barnard and Gibson — Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia

Barnard and Gibson

Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia

1862

Earthwork fortifications stand empty in this haunting documentation of abandoned Confederate positions, part of Gardner's groundbreaking effort to create a visual chronicle of the Civil War.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 5 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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Barnard and Gibson, Fortifications on Heights of Centreville, Virginia, 1862

Earthwork fortifications stand empty in this haunting documentation of abandoned Confederate positions, part of Gardner's groundbreaking effort to create a visual chronicle of the Civil War.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 5 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

Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Civil War, Documentary, 19th Century, Architectural, American, Landscape, Historical

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