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A fancy group, in front of Petersburg / negative by David Knox, positive by A. Gardner.

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A fancy group, in front of Petersburg / negative by David Knox, positive by A. Gardner.

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Photograph showing a group of military personnel seated in a circle watching two African American men each holding roosters in preparation for a cockfight.
Illus. in: Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war / Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C. : Philp & Solomons, [c1866], v. 2, no. 76.
Copyright by A. Gardner.


Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War. He emigrated to the United States in 1856 and worked as a photographer in Mathew Brady's studio. Gardner was sent to document the American Civil War and produced some of the most iconic images of the conflict, including photographs of the battlefields at Antietam and Gettysburg. After the war, Gardner photographed President Lincoln and the American West, including images of Native Americans, settlers, and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

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01/01/1864
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Knox, David, photographer
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, photographer
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Library of Congress
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