Rebel Prisoners, Gettysburg

Artist Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823 - 1896)

Date1863

MediumAlbumen stereograph

DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 3 1/8 × 6 1/4 inches (7.94 × 15.88 cm)
Mount: 3 5/16 × 7 inches (8.41 × 17.78 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.233

SignedOn mount verso, lower right, green label, in black type: "Negative by BRADY & Co., Washington."

InscribedOn mount recto, left edge, in black type: "PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY"; On mount recto, right edge, in black type: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION"; On mount verso, center, green label, in black type: "WAR VIEWS. / Rebel Prisoners, Gettysburgh. / No. 2397. / PUBLISHED BY E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., / AMERICAN AND FOREIGN STEREOSCOPIC EMPORIUM, 501 BROADWAY, NEW YORK".

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DescriptionImage(s) of three men all wearing pants, long-sleeved shirts, and hats as they lean against a loose stack of long wood planks. They are carrying satchels, supplies, and garments over their shoulders.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography, 1839-1885. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – December 30, 2007, no 332.

Published References

William A. Frassanito, Gettysburg: A Journey in Time (Gettysburg, Penn.: Thomas Publications, 1975): 70-71.

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