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    552. Dunker Church, Antietam, September 17, 1862

    Photograph by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Published by
    Taylor & Huntington, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1862
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper, cardboard, and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 × 7 in. (10.2 × 17.8 cm)
    Description
    This albumen print stereograph shows several deceased soldiers lying in a field in the foreground. The bodies are immediately in front of a cart with large wooden wheels and a trunk placed on the seat. In the left background is a white building, the Dunker Church, with damage to the building from artillery evident on the sides and roof. Horses stand outside the building. A wooden fence runs between the church and the grouping of bodies and cart in the foreground. The photographs are cut with a rounded top edge. On the left side of the orange cardboard mount printed text reads "1861 THE WAR FOR THE UNION 1865" and on the right side "1861 PHOTOGRAPHIC WAR HISTORY 1865" with the name of the photograph, "552. Dunker Church, Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862" printed in the lower right corner beneath the image. Text printed on the reverse of the paper mount lists further details about the photograph with further information about a series of Civil War battlefield photography available from the printer Taylor & Huntington.
    Place depicted
    Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    Military
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2015.222.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
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    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2a74b9a-8ad6-4c32-92a1-566ca00069db
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    Stereograph of deceased Confederate soldiers near a fence at Antietam, Maryland

    Photograph by
    Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    1862
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper, cardboard, and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (8.6 × 17.5 cm)
    Description
    This albumen print stereograph shows the bodies of two (2) deceased Confederate soldiers lying in front of a fence on the battlefield at Antietam, Maryland. A piece of clothing or a blanket lies in the right foreground. The print is mounted on yellow cardboard with a rounded square frame and a central divider that have an embossed design. The reverse of the mount is blank.
    Place depicted
    Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    Military
    Photography
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2015.222.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574aa7a37-8765-4b38-a48d-b3d9572ef53a
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