New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

The Capitol

Artist Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830-1902)

Date1865

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (23.8 × 31.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 13/16 × 15 13/16 in. (32.5 × 40.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 in. (40.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.55

Terms

U.S. Civil War
Men
Military affairs
Washington DC

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. An oval shaped photograph of the Capitol building. The foreground shows and open field. The midground displays a barrier of trees and behind that the Capitol building. Off to the right in the foreground appears the front car of a steam engine railroad train. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].