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Timothy O'Sullivan — Wagon Park, Brandy Station, Virginia
Timothy O'Sullivan

Wagon Park, Brandy Station, Virginia

1863

Documenting the massive logistical operations behind Civil War armies, this photograph reveals rows of supply wagons at a Union encampment during winter quarters. The systematic arrangement visible in the albumen print demonstrates the industrial scale of military organization that defined modern warfare.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 64 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

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Timothy O'Sullivan, Wagon Park, Brandy Station, Virginia, 1863

Documenting the massive logistical operations behind Civil War armies, this photograph reveals rows of supply wagons at a Union encampment during winter quarters. The systematic arrangement visible in the albumen print demonstrates the industrial scale of military organization that defined modern warfare.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 64 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)
Year
1863
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

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

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