Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia
Artist
David H. Anderson
(American, 1827 - 1905)
Publisher
George S. Cook
(American, 1812 - 1902)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1870
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 4 × 5 7/8 in. (10.2 × 14.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 5/16 × 3 3/4 in. (11 × 9.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 5/16 × 3 3/4 in. (11 × 9.5 cm)
Portfolio"Views of Richmond and Vicinity, and Mountain Scenery of Virginia and West Virginia," 1880s
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.285
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Photograph of a long rectangular building of three stories with large windows. The lower part of the building is a light color while the top is contrasted with bricks. A sign reads "Libby Prison" on the corner of the building. A few piles of wood sit off to the right of the building along with two small stalls. In the foreground several barrels are scattered on the ground. In front of the building a few people are gathered. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].
Mathew B. Brady
U.S. Sanitary Commission, Richmond, Virginia, Corner of Broad and 9th Street (Capitol in background)
April 1865
