Copying Maps, Photographic Headquarters, Petersburg, Virginia, Unknown, Attributed to Alexander Gardner, March 1865

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Copying Maps, Photographic Headquarters, Petersburg, Virginia, March 1865, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 19 x cm (7 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown, Attributed to Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, ), Alexander Gardner, George N. Barnard, and numerous other Civil War photographers duplicated maps and important military documents using a copy camera set up like the one shown in this view. Leaning against the log cabin are a pair of contact printing frames tilted toward the sun

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Size: 5298px × 3856px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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