Return Home of 16th Massachusetts Infantry to Cambridge | Vacated Camp Scene
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1865?
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 9/16 × 8 5/8 in. (14.1 × 21.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (25.7 × 32.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (25.7 × 32.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.143
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This is a black and white photograph that shows the street and buildings of Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are three large buildings in view and many men mounted on horseback in the street. Flags are hung in the air and horse drawn carriages pass underneath. The text below the photo says "Return home of the 16th Massachusetts Infantry, Corner of Cambridge and 4th Sts." This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].
