[Portrait of photographer David Knox]
Order a pdf of this item here.
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0471 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1862 Pagination: 1 salt print : b&w ; 50.5 x 39.5 cm. Order a Copy
Vignette bust portrait of photographer David Knox. At the start of the American Civil War, Knox worked as an assistant to photographer Mathew Brady. He later began work for photographer Alexander Gardner, under whose direction he shot various elements of Union camp life and military weaponry. Some of his photographs were published in Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook of the War."
Citation Guidelines for Online Resources
The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.