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Provost Marshal's Office, Aquia Creek

Alexander Gardner, Timothy H. O'SullivanFebruary 1863

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a wooden building at a depot for the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad lines serving as a temporary office for the Provost Marshal of the Union Army. A painted cloth banner hangs above the front porch, as crowds gather in front of the building and around the train cars that sit on the tracks to the left. Other depot buildings are visible in the background.

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  • Title: Provost Marshal's Office, Aquia Creek
  • Creator: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner
  • Date Created: February 1863
  • Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.4 × 22.6 cm (6 7/8 × 8 7/8 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.944.2.1.46
  • 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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