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Pontoon Bridge across the Rappahannock

Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander GardnerMay 1863

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of two parallel pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock River. Groups of men stand on the banks on both sides of the river, and on the spans of both bridges. Several carts carrying long, wooden planks sit in the foreground, and an army camp is visible on the far bank of the river.

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  • Title: Pontoon Bridge across the Rappahannock
  • Creator: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner
  • Date Created: May 1863
  • Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.6 × 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.944.2.1.32
  • 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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