Artist
Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821–1882)American, born Scotland, 1821–1882
PrinterPrinted by
Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821–1882)American, born Scotland, 1821–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Sharpshooter's Last Sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- from Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I, Plate 40, published 1866
DateJuly 1863
Place depictedGettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 7 × 9 1/16 in. (17.8 × 23 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 9 1/16 in. (17.8 × 23 cm)
Mount: 11 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (30.2 × 39.7 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 9 1/16 in. (17.8 × 23 cm)
Mount: 11 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (30.2 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2023.234.1.40
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, recto, under image: ALEX. GARDNER, Photographer, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by A. Gardner, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. 511 7th St., Washington. // A SHARPSHOOTER’S LAST SLEEP, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. // No. 40. // July, 1863.
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Alexander Gardner
July 1863
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.1.41
Alexander Gardner
May 1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
April 1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
April 1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
April 1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
April 1863
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.41
Alexander Gardner
May 1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.15
Alexander Gardner
June 1863
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
November 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
October 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
October 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
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Alexander Gardner
November 1862
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.1.25
