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Mathew Brady Studio Union Civil War Camp photograph

 Unprocessed Material — Folder: 1
Identifier: ViU-2023-0199

Mathew Brady Studio: Union Civil War Camp photograph of African Americans

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16833
Content Description This collection contains an albumen photograph of a Union wagon camp in Virginia during the Civil War from the Washington D.C. studio of Mathew Brady. Brady was one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history. He is best known for his scenes of the Civil War. He often photographed Black soldiers and laborers during the war, mostly in Union or contraband camps. The present image documents for posterity a number of Black soldiers and laborers working towards a Union...
Dates: c.1864