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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Slave Pen
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Slave Pen

Artist William R. Pywell (American, born 1843 or 1844, died 1887)
Publisher Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C. (American)
CultureAmerican
DateAugust 1862
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 3/4 × 9 in. (17.1 × 22.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 1/2 × 17 3/8 in. (31.8 × 44.1 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 number91.23.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print from GARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE WAR, Vol. 1.

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. 1 (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
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
July 1863
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Barnard & Gibson
1862
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Barnard & Gibson
March 1862
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C.
June 1863
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C.
November 1862
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Barnard & Gibson
March 1862
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C.
September 1862
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C.
September 1862