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Haas & Peale, fl. 1846-1867; Swamp Angel, after bursting

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05134.035 Author/Creator: Haas & Peale, fl. 1846-1867; Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 albumen print Order a Copy

One albumen print entitled, "No. 35 - Swamp Angel, after bursting." Image is a fort enforced by sandbags in a grassy field. Soldiers are seen around the area.

Haas, Philip, fl. 1863
Peale, Washington, fl. 1863

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