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Barnard, George N., 1819-1902 Office and Shops Post Q. M. Chattanooga.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03588.11 Author/Creator: Barnard, George N., 1819-1902 Place Written: Chattanooga, Tennessee Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1865 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w Height: 31 cm, Width: 40 cm Order a Copy

Pencil inscription on front reads "James F. Rusling. Nash[ville]." The photograph shows a street with wood plank sidewalk and four buildings to the left hand side of the image. The first building has a sign reading, "Office Post Quartermaster." A group of soldiers stand on the sidewalk in front of the Quartermaster's office. Four women and one small girl stand on the porch of the second building. A group of civilian men stand on the sidewalk near the third and fourth building. A label on the reverse notes that the image is from the Robert Schoelkopf Gallery.

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902

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