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Arsenal yard, Charleston [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1191 Author/Creator: Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph 8.3 x 8.2 cm Order a Copy

Image of an arsenal yard in Charleston. Alongside fully timbered cannon are several barrels, and hundreds of cannon balls are evident near the building wall. Graphite inscription on verso: "Arsenal Yard, Charleston SC."

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