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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Soldiers winter quarters

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0450 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 9.6 x 10.4 cm Order a Copy

View of approximately 20 small wooden cabins with shingle and plank rooves. The foremost set of cabins has a wood pile jammed in the space where the cabins meet. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation: "332 IV" (or VI).

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