Alexandria Virginia. Marshall house – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Alexandria Virginia. Marshall house. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Alexandria Virginia. Marshall house
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The Marshall House was a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, and in May 1861 it became the scene of one of the war's first deaths. After Union troops entered the town, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, climbed to the roof to take down a Confederate flag and was shot dead by the innkeeper, James Jackson, who was then killed by a Union soldier. This glass negative was made that same year using the wet collodion process, which required the photographer to coat, expose and develop each plate before it dried. The record formerly credits the image to Alexander Gardner, who later became known for his battlefield views.
| Created / published | 1861 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | 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 | 4,222 × 5,120 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-46913 |
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