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Signal Tower, on summit of Elk Mountain, Md., overlooking. Battle-field of Antietam [copy 1].
1862
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Metadata
- Call Number
- D North 58/GC131/Box 56/Oversize/19th c./U.S. History/Civil War GA 2011.00164
- Publisher
- 1862/09/17.
- People
-
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- United States—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Maryland—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- United States—History—Civil War, 18611865—Regimental histories—In art
- Antietam (Md.)—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- United States. Army—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- Towers—Maryland—Antietam—In art
- Soldiers—United States—19th century—In art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Signal Tower, on summit of Elk Mountain, Md., overlooking. Battle-field of Antietam [copy 1].
- Call Number
- D North 58/GC131/Box 56/Oversize/19th c./U.S. History/Civil War GA 2011.00164
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dch415pq19b
- Publisher
- 1862/09/17.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1862
- Extent
- 1 item ; print 22.8 x 18.2 cm. sheet 52.1 x 42.4 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Augustin J. Powers [through Charles Powers, Princeton University Class of 1938].
- References
- Horan, p. 41/illus. ibid./p. 321/LC no. 126
- Gardner, Photographic Sketchbook, plate 22
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Albumen prints
- Depiction: Historical scene. Four soldiers atop timber signal tower.
- Signed in imprint on mount, lower center: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Alex. Gardner, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. // M. B. Brady, Publisher".
- Provenance: Blind stamp, "Bibl Unit Princeton".
- Signed in imprint on mount, lower left: "Gardner, Photographer. // September 17, 1862".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- United States—History, Military—19th century—In art
- Maryland—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- United States—History—Civil War, 18611865—Regimental histories—In art
- Antietam (Md.)—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- United States. Army—History—Civil War, 18611865—In art
- Towers—Maryland—Antietam—In art
- Soldiers—United States—19th century—In art
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/b3ec0798-94b0-46d0-874c-5877fae5e84a/manifest