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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 [Large group of men and boys posed on street outside buildings]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0162 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

A print of a photograph showing three buildings on a street. The one on the right hand side has a sign, "Dinning and Sleeping rooms," and was a probably a hotel used by soldiers on furlough. The next building is a very large, two story wooden building with two visible open skylights. The third building, on the left hand side of the photograph is a three story brick building with no identification. A large flag pole is in front of the building with the skylights. Wooden sidewalk with large number of civilians and a small group of soldiers [in front of hotel]. Note the snow and slush on the road. "XXIX" "901."

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