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James Gardner — Incidents of the War: Breaking Camp

James Gardner

Incidents of the War: Breaking Camp

1864

Captured during the Civil War's final phase, Gardner's documentary photograph reveals the daily reality of military life through the mundane yet poignant moment of soldiers dismantling their temporary encampment.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 63 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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James Gardner, Incidents of the War: Breaking Camp, 1864

Captured during the Civil War's final phase, Gardner's documentary photograph reveals the daily reality of military life through the mundane yet poignant moment of soldiers dismantling their temporary encampment.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 63 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)
Year
1864
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Landscape, Military, Historical, War

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