Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Sassacus-class gunboat]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0043 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 salt print Height: 15.7 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy
A print of a photograph taken of a US Navy riverine patrol boat during the Civil War. It is a steam double-ended sidewheel gunboat of what is popularly referred to as the "Sassacus"-class. Built for patroling rivers, many were deployed to Virginia where photographer Matthew B. Brady would have had access to them. Below the image "Brady" and "Washington" are written in black ink.
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