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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.235
People
Andrew Jackson Riddle, American (1828 - 1897)
Title
Andersonville Prison, Ga., August 17, 1864. South View of Stockade
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1864; printed c. 1870-1889
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Georgia
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/362541

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
10.8 × 17.5 cm (4 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, upper left, red ink: Handy [underlined with blue crayon]
  • inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 8216
  • inscription: verso, upper right, graphite: FR1235
  • inscription: verso, upper right, graphite: 217
  • inscription: verso, right, graphite: Andersonville Prison
  • inscription: left, scratched into the negative: 8519

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Lee Gallery, Inc., Winchester], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.235
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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