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1784.a.13, 2(56)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227828
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227822
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000f81
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1784.a.13, 2(56)
- Title:
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Headquarters New York Herald, Army of the Potomac. Bealton, September, 1863. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: War Photography
View showing the tents and wagon of the 'New York Herald' at Bealton: 'Military operations were never so faithfully chronicled as during the late war. Each army was accompanied by a corps of newspaper correspondents, most of whom were dependent upon the officiers' hospitality. At times the movements of the army rendered it almost impossible for correspondents to live comfortably, and the difficulties to be contended with led many of those who first set out to write the history of campaigns to abandon the undertaking. The New York 'Herald' was the first and only journal to organize a corps of army correspondents who might live independent of the officers, and conduct the system successfully to the close of the war ... '
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227822
040-003227828 - Is part of:
- 1784.a.13, 2 : Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war. Vol. II. Photographer(s): Gardner, Alexander
1784.a.13, 2(56) : Headquarters New York Herald, Army of the Potomac. Bealton, September, 1863. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227822[0006]/040-003227828
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1784.a.13, 2
- 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:
- Sep 1863
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 173 mm x 228 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
Camps
Communication
Journalism
Military Campaigns and Battles
Military Camps
Military facilities
Shelters
Tents