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Pontoon Boat, Brandy Station, Virginia
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander GardnerFebruary 1864
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of a wooden pontoon boat used by the Union Army in the construction of temporary, floating bridges. The pontoon sits on a wooden cart in a clearing at an encampment. A log cabin with a pitched tent covering and wooden fencing are visible in the background, along with additional wooden carriages.
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Details
- Title: Pontoon Boat, Brandy Station, Virginia
- Creator: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner
- Date Created: February 1864
- Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 17.7 × 23 cm (6 15/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XO.944.2.2.8
- Culture: American
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, about 1840 - 1882) Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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