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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Old Capitol Prison, Washington
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Old Capitol Prison, Washington

Artist William R. Pywell (American, born 1843 or 1844, died 1887)
Publisher Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C. (American)
CultureAmerican
Date1865
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 13/16 × 8 13/16 in. (17.3 × 22.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (31.8 × 40 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase and partial gift of Carol L. Kaufman and Stephen C. Lampl in memory of their parents Helen and Carl Lampl
Object number91.23.90
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print from GARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE WAR, Vol. 2.

Exhibition History"An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner", The Chrysler Museum, October 20, 1991-January 5, 1992. Published ReferencesGARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE WAR, Vol. 2 (Washington, DC: Philp and Solomons, 1866).
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William R. Pywell
August 1862
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
William R. Pywell
August 1862
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C.
April 1864
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
April 1864
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
John Reekie
May 1865
Scanned from a photo roll negative for a condition report purposes. --mhm
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
January 1865
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2012.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
May 1865
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
1864