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Convalescent Camp, near Alexandria, Va. – Historic Reproduction

Convalescent Camp, near Alexandria, Va., [between 1861 and 1869, printed later] — historic photograph
Convalescent Camp, near Alexandria, Va., [between 1861 and 1869, printed later]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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A window into the past: Convalescent Camp, near Alexandria, Va., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Lead with the particular: a convalescent camp near Alexandria, Virginia, a place where wounded and sick soldiers recovered before returning to duty or being discharged. Alexandria sat just across the Potomac from Washington and became a major Union hospital center once the war brought casualties into the capital region in large numbers. Camps like this one were often laid out in rows of tents or wooden barracks, with soldiers who were well enough to do light work or drill spending their days waiting for their health to return. The albumen print format dates the image to the 1860s or shortly after, and the caption card's note that its data is unverified is worth keeping in mind when reading the scene.

Created / published[between 1861 and 1869, printed later]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen silver.
SubjectsNo. B427. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Virginia--Alexandria region; Civil War--Hospitals; Shelf.; Geogr.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,103 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137350

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