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1784.a.13, 2(76)
- Record Id:
- 040-003227848
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003227822
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867937.0x000f95
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1784.a.13, 2(76)
- Title:
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A fancy group. Front of Petersburg, August, 1864. Photographer: Knox, David
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: War Photography
Group of members of the Army of the Potomac seated in front of tents, with two negro men holding cocks which they are about to release to fight: 'The monotony of camp life [during the siege of Petersburg] was relieved by every variety of amusement that was known, or could be devised ... Cock fighting, however, was quite unusual, and seldom permitted, except when some of the contrabands [ex-slaves] incited their captured Shanghais, or more ignoble fowls, to combat ... '
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003227822
040-003227848 - 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(76) : A fancy group. Front of Petersburg, August, 1864. Photographer: Knox, David - Hierarchy:
- 032-003227822[0026]/040-003227848
- 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:
- Aug 1864
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 167 mm x 221 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Knox, David
- Subjects:
- American Civil War, 1861-65
Military Campaigns and Battles
Military Camps
Military facilities
Military officers
Military personnel
Recreation
Shelters
Tents