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"Bombproof Quarters of Major Strong at Dutch Gap, 16th New York Artillery"

E. & H.T. Anthony

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of an entrance to a dugout or shelter. It captures a wooden structure built into an earthen mound, with a doorway and a small window on the right side. In front of the shelter, there is a wooden ladder leaned against it, leading up the mound. The ground around the entrance appears to be barren with scattered twigs and debris. The image is a stereoscopic one, displaying double photographs side by side. It has an orange border with the text "THE WAR FOR THE UNION. PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY."

Artwork Details

Date
July 1864
Medium
stereoscopic albumen silver print
Dimensions
11629 × 5828 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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