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1784.a.13, 1(39)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227810
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227772
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000f6f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1784.a.13, 1(39)
- Title:
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Gateway of Cemetery, Gettysburg. July, 1863. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: War Photography
View of the brick built gatehouse to the cemetery, showing effects of the recent battle: 'Cemetery Ridge was the scene of some of the severest fighting at Gettysburg. The knoll shown in the sketch is that upon which the last assault of the enemy was made, and on which is situated the National Soldiers' Cemetery. The original cemetery was a very handsome enclosure, and contained many elegant monuments, very few of which were injured, notwithstanding the terrible nature of the conflict. The shrubbery was badly broken, and the fence swept away, but at the conclusion of the fight there still remained, as if in mockery, the notice, 'All persons found using fire-arms in these grounds will be prosecuted with the utmost rigor of the law.' The third day's fight was in front of this spot ... '
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227772
040-003227810 - 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(39) : Gateway of Cemetery, Gettysburg. July, 1863. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227772[0038]/040-003227810
- 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:
- 1863
- End Date:
- 1863
- Date Range:
- Jul 1863
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 173 mm x 226 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1814-1882
- Subjects:
- American Civil War, 1861-65
Battlefields
Cemeteries
Military Campaigns and Battles
Tombs and Sepulchral Monuments