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Timothy O'Sullivan — Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia
Timothy O'Sullivan

Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia

1865

War-damaged masonry and empty windows testify to the devastating impact of the Civil War on Southern communities and religious institutions. O'Sullivan's haunting image of Blandford Church exemplifies his ability to find poetry in the aftermath of destruction.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 85 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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