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View of the Interior of Fort Steadman

Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander GardnerMay 1865

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a parapet and earthworks inside Fort Stedman. The gabions and fascines that make up the parapet are covered with stacked sandbags and sit beneath a line of trees. A man stands with his hands in his pockets on the left side of the image, behind the remnants of a log cabin with a brick chimney.

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  • Title: View of the Interior of Fort Steadman
  • Creator: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Alexander Gardner
  • Date Created: May 1865
  • Location Created: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.2 × 22.5 cm (6 3/4 × 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.944.2.2.34
  • 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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