Libby Prison
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1866-1868
notes: label: Description
content: Stereograph of Libby Prison, mounted on orange card and published by Anderson Gallery of Richmond Virginia. The stereo photograph shows one corner of the Confederate prison, with a group of men standing in front of the building, an outhouse or guard house at the corner, and clothing hanging in the windows. The card's verso notes that it was published by Anderson gallery, No. 913 Main St., Richmond, Va., as part of the series "Views of Richmond & Vicinity, & Mountain Scenery of Virginia & West Va." The original photograph was probably taken by David H. Anderson, who established a photography studio in Richmond in 1865, sometime around 1866-1868. The prison was occupied by the United States Army until around 1870, according to Civil War historian Mike Gorman.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia, Richmond
topic: label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: Subject
content: Civil War Photography
label: Subject
content: Confederacy
label: Subject
content: Prisoners of War
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PG.003873.065
label: catalog number
content: 3875.065
objectType: label: Object Name
content: stereograph
label: Object Name
content: stereoview
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/8 in x 6 7/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 17.4625 cm