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Timothy O'Sullivan — Fairfax Court-House
Timothy O'Sullivan

Fairfax Court-House

1863

As one of the earliest plates in Gardner's landmark album, the courthouse image establishes the photographic project's scope in documenting a nation transformed by war.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 3 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

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Timothy O'Sullivan, Fairfax Court-House, 1863

As one of the earliest plates in Gardner's landmark album, the courthouse image establishes the photographic project's scope in documenting a nation transformed by war.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 3 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)
Year
1863
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Civil War, Building, Documentary, American, 1860s, Historical, Architecture

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