Hampton Roads Virginia (vicinity). U.S.S. MALVERN – Antique Wall Art
(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 Hampton Roads Virginia (vicinity). U.S.S. MALVERN brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hampton Roads Virginia (vicinity). U.S.S. MALVERN
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Lying off Norfolk in December 1864, the flagship *Malvern* was a converted steamer that served as the headquarters vessel for Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter's naval forces, which were then preparing for the attack on Fort Fisher, North Carolina. The ship had started out as a blockade runner before the Union Navy captured and commissioned it. This wet collodion glass negative belongs to the Library of Congress's Civil War collection. The record credits it to Alexander Gardner, but that attribution is now listed as a former one, so the photographer is uncertain.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Flagship Malvern off Norfolk Va. December 1864. 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 × 4,141 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-49446 |
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