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Medical Supply Boat "Planter" at Hospital Wharf, Appomattox River, Virginia

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

DateJanuary 1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/16 × 9 1/8 in. (17.9 × 23.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 9 × 11 3/8 in. (22.9 × 28.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

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

Object number98.32.230

Terms

U.S. Civil War
Men
Military affairs
Virginia

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. In this photograph there is a dirt pathway leading down to the water's edge. A man's form is standing on the path. From the edge of the path a pier juts out to the water on the right side of the frame. In the center there are several boats. The largest boat is flying an American flag and has "Planter" in large letters across it. The text beneath the picture reads "Medical supply boat "Planter" at Hospital Wharf, Appomattox River, Va." This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].