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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Army blacksmith at Antietam

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1002 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: Sharpsburg, Md. Type: Photograph Date: September, 1862 Pagination: 1 photograph 9.5 x 11.4 cm Order a Copy

Same as #1001. The image shows a busy blacksmith's shop with what appears to be an African-American smith seated in the center of the photo surrounded by equipment and soldiers. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notations on verso: "V" and "587."

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