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John Reekie — Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia

John Reekie

Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia

1865

Captured during the final weeks of the Civil War, Reekie's albumen print documents the Union medical infrastructure that helped save countless lives during America's bloodiest conflict.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 72 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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John Reekie, Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, 1865

Captured during the final weeks of the Civil War, Reekie's albumen print documents the Union medical infrastructure that helped save countless lives during America's bloodiest conflict.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 72 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)
Year
1865
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Civil War, Documentary, American, Supply, Military, Boat, Historical

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