A silenced gun [split stereocard]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1177 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 8.9 cm Order a Copy
Image of the remains of a cannon which appears to have been shelled out of effecitveness. A lone soldier sits and guards what remains of the piece. Graphite inscription on verso: "Dupe. A Silenced Gun. 66." Numeric notation on verso: "504." Publisher's imprint on verso: "Published by E & H T Anthony, & Co., New York."
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