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Rebel Prisoners on Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg

Artist Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823-1896)

CultureAmerican

DateJuly 15, 1863

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 3/8 × 4 7/8 in. (8.6 × 12.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 7 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (18.4 × 18.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 17 1/16 in. (40.8 × 43.3 cm)

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

Object number98.32.134

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A sepia toned photograph of three Rebels of the Civil War. The men are resting near a large stack of wood with their gear. In the back left corner, appears to be a town and trees in the distance. I n the right hand corner a dirt road to follow. There are tree branches and leaves hanging down in the top of the foreground of the picture. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

Label TextMathew B. Brady American (1823-1896) Rebel Prisoners on Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, July 15, 1863 Albumen print Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.23.134Exhibition History'Recent Photography Acquistions," Alice R. and Frank B. Sol Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 12, 2008.