The crater at Petersburg
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1093 Author/Creator: Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.2 cm, Width: 8.3 cm Order a Copy
The image shows seven men in suits in various positions around a bomb crater, with a white dog in the photo, and a field lined by trees in the distance. Four buildings also sit in the background. Inscription on verso: "Petersburg Va the Crater."
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