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Gardner, Alexander
American (b. Scotland, 1821-1882)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg.
BOOK TITLE: "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War", Vol. I, 1866

July, 1863
albumen print
17.4 x 22.5 cm.
Museum Collection
GEH NEG: 9035
81:0004:0041

OLD GEH NUMBER: EHPC 34-5

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Milhollen, Hirst Dillon. --Best Photos of the Civil War.-- New York: Arco Publishing, 1961. p. 67.//
Meredith, Roy. --Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man: Matthew B. Brady.-- New York: Dover Publications, 1974. pl. 91.//
Kunhardt, D.M. --Matthew Brady and His World.-- Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1977. p. 255.//
Hirsch, Robert. --Seizing the Light: A History of Photography.-- New York: McGraw Hill, 1999. p. 102.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Photographic Truth", US, CT, Greenwich, Bruce Museum, January - March, 1988.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the Collection", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 25, 1991 - March 22, 1992.//

INSCRIPTION: mount-recto (letterpress) "Alex. Gardner, Photographer, (copyright cit. 1866, by A. Gardner) 511 Seventh Street, Washington. Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg No. 41. July, 1863."

NOTES: Cataloged 12/87, BS, updated 11/90, MMC. Same image as 81:2858:41.

SUBJECTS:
people, dead
people, military
artifact, rifle

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