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Indian Wigwam Booth Group, Army Relief Fair, Albany, New York

Artist Rensselaer Emmett Churchill (American, 1820 - 1892)

Artist Daniel Denison (American, 1814 - 1899)

CultureAmerican

Date1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (14 × 19.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 9 3/8 × 10 7/8 in. (23.8 × 27.6 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 number98.32.217

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Photograph of a group of eight Caucasian women and two men all dressed in elaborate Native American clothing. They are all wrapped in fringe, beads and feathers. One man is positioned like a chief in the center of all the women while the other man lies on the ground smoking a pipe. The description below the photograph reads "Indian Wigwam Booth Groupe, At Army Relief Fair, Albany, NY." This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

Label TextChurchill & Denison American, active 1863−1869 Rensselaer Emmett Churchill American, 1820−1892 Daniel Denison American, 1814−1899 Indian Wigwam Booth Group, Army Relief Fair, Albany, New York, 1864 English Booth Group, Army Relief Fair, Albany, New York, 1864 Albumen prints (photographs) on original Churchill & Denison mounts The Albany Army Relief Bazaar was a public fair organized to help sick and wounded Union soldiers during the Civil War. It opened on the anniversary of George Washington’s birthday, February 22, 1864, with 30 booths featuring exhibits representing various local communities and foreign countries. The photographic firm of Churchill & Denison documented the event and sold images of the costumed exhibitors. In total, the Albany Bazaar raised $81,908.50, all used to provide food, clothing, and nurses on the front lines. Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.217 and .216