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1784.a.13, 2(57)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227829
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227822
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000f82
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1784.a.13, 2(57)
- Title:
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Camp architecture. January, 1864. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: War Photography
Group portrait of two officers and their wives seated in front of the brick and canvas accommodation: 'The ingenuity and taste of the American soldier is strikingly illustrated in the variety of architecture with which he adorns his summer quarters … Sometimes a framework is erected around a number of tents, upon which is fastened a thick covering of evergreens, completely hiding the interior, and forming a home delightfully cool, even in the hottest days. Thus secluded, the wives of officers, in their brief visits to the front, find a mosty pleasant abiding place, from which they return with reluctance to city homes. An indescribale charm surrounds such life ... '
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227822
040-003227829 - 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(57) : Camp architecture. January, 1864. Photographer: O'Sullivan, Timothy H. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227822[0007]/040-003227829
- 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:
- 1864
- End Date:
- 1864
- Date Range:
- Jan 1864
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 177 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
Families
Military Campaigns and Battles
Military Camps
Military facilities
Military officers
Military personnel
Officers` Quarters
People