Blacksmith's shop, Quartermaster's department, Washington, D.C., April, 1865
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0176 Author/Creator: Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: April 1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 17.9 cm Order a Copy
A print of a photograph showing a large group of workers and mechanics, some wearing leather aprons and many holding tools, posed in front of a large building. Washington became a major center for army services during the war. Numerous government repair shops [some massive in size] employing hundreds of skilled and unskilled workers were established to keep the armies running. Graphite inscriptions on verso: "Gardner" "864" "XXIX" "F. H. Meserve Collection." Published in CWTI's "Photographic History of the Civil War," 2 : 897.
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