The Capitol
Artist
Andrew Joseph Russell
(American, 1830-1902)
CultureAmerican
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)
Overall, Support: 12 13/16 × 15 13/16 in. (32.5 × 40.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.55
Collections
Not on view
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].
Andrew Joseph Russell
1862 or May 1863?
