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Army guards Hdqtrs at Manassas - 19th century Virginia.

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Army guards Hdqtrs at Manassas - 19th century Virginia.

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Summary

Stereograph showing tents, horses, a wagon, and soldiers encamped near a house partially obscured by trees.

Photographer name from negative sleeve.
Alternate title devised by Library staff from caption on negative sleeve.
Hand written on verso: William Pinkerton.
Copyright 1862 by Alexander Gardner.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Original negative may be available: LC-B811-647.

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.

During the Civil War, photographers produced thousands of stereoviews. Stereographs were popular during American Civil War. A single glass plate negative capture both images using a Stereo camera. Prints from these negatives were intended to be looked at with a special viewer called a stereoscope, which created a three-dimensional ("3-D") image. This collection includes glass stereograph negatives, as well as stereograph card prints.

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01/01/1862
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Contributors

O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, photographer
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, copyright claimant
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Location

Manassas Park38.78400, -77.46971
Google Map of 38.7840035, -77.4697111
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Library of Congress
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