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Alexander Gardner, 1860s. Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States in the November 1860 election and along with his election came the threat of war. Gardner was well-positioned in Washington, D.C. to document the pre-war events, and his popularity rose as a portrait photographer, capturing the visages of soldiers leaving for war.
A Harvest of Death, 1863.. A Harvest of Death is the title of a photograph taken by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, sometime between July 4 and 7, 1863.It shows the bodies of soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, stretched out over part of the battlefield.
Original - Body of Confederate sharpshooter, behind famous shooting blind at Devil's Den. (Taken on July 6 or July 7, 1863, by Alexander Gardner. Recent scholarship strongly suggests that the photo was staged for dramatic effect with a body recovered elsewhere).
One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 4] Cartes de Visite: May - August 1863 Andre Adolphe Disderi: Paris, France Albumen print [s 2] The Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysberg: July 1863 Alexander Gardner Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States Large-format glass plate [s 2] Sarah Bernhardt: 1864 Nadar ...
English: This famous image of Lincoln was photographed by Alexander Gardner on November 8, 1863, just weeks before he would deliver the Gettysburg Address. It is sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg portrait," although it was actually taken in Washington.
Alexander Gardner Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation Profile image Alexander Gardner [118] Imperial albumen print Sotheby's, New York, 5 October 2011, N08775, Lot 43 This image emphasizes Lincoln's large, lanky legs. [119] November 8, 1863 Alexander Gardner [118] Lincoln with his two secretaries, John Nicolay (left) and John Hay (right) November 19, 1863
Alex. Gardner; A. Gardner; Alexander Gardiner. Description: ... photographer; printed by Alexander Gardner American, Gettysburg,Pennsylvania negative July 1863; print ...
Alexander Gardner, 1856 self-portrait. Alexander Gardner (1821–1882) was born in Paisley, Scotland. He became an apprentice silversmith jeweller at the age of fourteen. Soon, Gardner found out that his interests and talents lay in finance and journalism. When he was twenty-one he left the jeweler's shop for a job on the Glasgow Sentinel as a ...