Stereograph of a deceased soldier on the battlefield after Gettysburg
date: label: Date
content: 1863
name: label: Photograph by
content: Alexander Gardner, Scottish, 1821 - 1882
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: This photographic print stereograph depicts the body of a deceased Confederate soldier as he fell on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in July 1863. The man lies on his back with his feet nearest the camera. His canteen lies near his left hand in the grass and his longarm with bayonet attached lies across his body. The photograph is mounted on orange cardboard with a pinkish tone on the reverse that is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.222.17
objectType: label: Type
content: stereographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, cardboard, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)