New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

General Francis P. Blair and Staff

Artist Alexander Gardner (American (born Scotland), 1821 - 1882)

CultureAmerican | Scottish

Date1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (16.5 × 19.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 7 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (19.1 × 21.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

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

Object number98.32.78

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This photograph shows seven soldiers posed for a photograph in their uniforms. Four are standing in the back while three sit in the front. The man in the center, with the longest beard, is seated in the more elaborate chair compared to the other two chairs. Three swords are in the scene yet none of the men are wearing their hats. The picture is taken indoors and to the left of the frame is an edge of a table intruding on the shot. "Frank P. Blair" is written in pencil below it. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].