New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Ruins Of Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

Artist James Gardner (American (born Scotland), born 1832)

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

CultureAmerican

Date1864

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)
Overall: 12 × 15 5/8 in. (30.5 × 39.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 20 in. (40.8 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum collection

Object number81.11

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DescriptionDepicts the ruins of the Norfolk Navy Yard in Virginia. A man can be seen resting on a slab of concrete.
Exhibition History"An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., Oct. 20, 1991 - Jan. 5, 1992. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson, _An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1991, 15, 124, no. 69.