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Timothy O'Sullivan — A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Timothy O'Sullivan

A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

1863

One of the most haunting images of the American Civil War, this battlefield photograph unflinchingly documents the human cost of the conflict at Gettysburg. O'Sullivan's stark composition, part of Alexander Gardner's comprehensive war documentation, helped establish photography's power as historical witness.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 36 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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Timothy O'Sullivan, A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1863

One of the most haunting images of the American Civil War, this battlefield photograph unflinchingly documents the human cost of the conflict at Gettysburg. O'Sullivan's stark composition, part of Alexander Gardner's comprehensive war documentation, helped establish photography's power as historical witness.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 36 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)
Year
1863
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Photograph, Battlefield, Historical, Death, War, Black and White

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