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Riddle, A.J., fl. 1864-1883 [Andersonville Prison]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06999.07 Author/Creator: Riddle, A.J., fl. 1864-1883 Place Written: Andersonville, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 1864 August 17 Pagination: 1 Albumen ; 10.6 cm. x 16.3 cm. Order a Copy

Northwest view of the stockade. Enlarged copy of GLC06999.06, with Century Co. stamp and ink inscriptions on verso. Inscription on verso reads "N.W. part of Andersonville Prison, Ga. photographed in the summer of 1864 looking northwest or towards the north gate. The west side of the stockade is seen running up the hill northward..."

Riddle, A.J., fl. 1864-1880

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