Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Offices of U.S. Sanitary Commission – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Offices of U.S. Sanitary Commission brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Offices of U.S. Sanitary Commission
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A view of the Sanitary Commission offices in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, offers a rare look at the relief side of the Civil War. The U.S. Sanitary Commission was a private agency with federal approval that supplied medical stores, nurses, and other aid to Union soldiers. After the battle in July 1863, its workers were among the many civilian relief groups who came to a town overwhelmed by thousands of wounded. The picture survives as a wet collodion glass negative, a process that required quick exposure and careful handling. The negative was once credited to Alexander Gardner, known for his Gettysburg photographs, but that attribution is now listed as uncertain.
| Created / published | 1863 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Caption from negative sleeve: Officers of Sanitary Commission at Gettysburg Pa. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Gardner Alexander 1821-1882 formerly attributed to this photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,120 × 3,989 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-49374 |
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