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O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
American (b. Ireland, 1840-1882)

TITLE ON OBJECT: A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
BOOK TITLE: A. Gardner, "Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War," Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons, Vol. I, 1865-66, pl. 36.

July, 1863
PUBLISHER: Alexander Gardner
albumen print
17.2 x 22.2 cm.
Museum Purchase
GEH NEGS: 9030 21668
81:0004:0036

OLD GEH NUMBER: EHPC 34-5-36
NON-GEH NUMBER: No. 36

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Hirsch, Robert. --Seizing the Light: A History of Photography.-- New York: McGraw Hill, 1999. p. 105.//
Mulligan, Therese & Wooters, David. --Photography from 1839 to today: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.-- Cologne: Taschen, 1999. p. 263.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Survey of the History of 19th Century Photography", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Second Floor Gallery, March 1985 - April 1987, 1985.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the Collection (reinstallation)", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, September 18, 1993 - June 5, 1994.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the George Eastman House Collection", Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, November 18, 1995 - January ??, 1996.//
"Through The Lens", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - North Gallery, June 22, 1996 -.//

INSCRIPTION: mount recto-(printed) "Negative by T.H. O'Sullivan. (copyright 1it. 1865, by A. Gardner) Positive by A. Gardner, 511 7th St., Washington. A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. No. 36. July, 1863."

NOTES: Catalogued 12/84, JB/PB, updated 6/93, MMD. Also cataloged for IMP/GEH Video Disc project, Fall 1982. Video disc frame reference #V28953. Same image as 81:2858:36.

SUBJECTS:
landscape, battlefield
people, dead

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