Alexander Gardner
Telegraphists, Bealton, Virginia

ArtistAmerican, born Scotland, 1821–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Telegraphists, Bealton, Virginia
DateAugust 1863
PlaceBealton, Virginia, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 13/16 × 8 13/16 in. (17.3 × 22.4 cm)
Sheet: 6 13/16 × 8 13/16 in. (17.3 × 22.4 cm)
Mount: 12 1/16 × 18 1/4 in. (30.6 × 46.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Louis K. Adler in honor of Meredith J. Long at "One Great Night in November, 1991"
Object number91.1572
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"Photographer Gardner" in typeset in lower left border.

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