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1784.a.13, 1(18)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227790
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227772
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000f5b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1784.a.13, 1(18)
- Title:
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Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Va. December, 1864. Photographer: Gardner, James
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: War Photography
View looking along the waterfront, with the ruined shell of a building on the left and a figure seated among the masonry debris in the foreground: 'On Saturday, the 23rd of April, 1861, the questionable policy of destroying this Navy Yard was enforced ... Some of the shops were rebuilt, and the place presented a curious spectacle of industry in the midst of ruin ... '
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227772
040-003227790 - Is part of:
- 1784.a.13, 1 : Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war. Vol. I. Photographer(s): Pywell, William R.
1784.a.13, 1(18) : Ruins of Norfolk Navy Yard, Va. December, 1864. Photographer: Gardner, James - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227772[0018]/040-003227790
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1784.a.13, 1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1864
- End Date:
- 1864
- Date Range:
- Dec 1864
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 176 mm x 226 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gardner, James, photographer and brother of Alexander Gardner, b 1832
- Subjects:
- American Civil War, 1861-65
Military facilities
Naval Yards and Naval Stations