Sanitary Commission at Belle Plain Landing, Va., May 1864 – Vintage 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Sanitary Commission at Belle Plain Landing, Va., May 1864. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Sanitary Commission at Belle Plain Landing, Va., May 1864
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Taken at Belle Plain Landing on the Potomac River in Stafford County, Virginia, this May 1864 view captures the United States Sanitary Commission at work just as the Army of the Potomac was launching its spring campaign toward Richmond. Belle Plain served as a major supply base for the army, and the Sanitary Commission, a civilian relief organization founded in 1861, delivered food, clothing, and medical supplies to troops and hospitals. The print belongs to a larger Civil War photograph collection, and its subject shows how volunteer relief work followed the soldiers into the field.
| Created / published | 1864 May. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Photographic prints 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 2478. |
| Subjects | United States Sanitary Commission. Charitable organizations--Virginia--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment & supplies. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,306 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-167750 |
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