French & Co. U.S. Marine Hospital Vicksburg

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0099-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1863
Author/Creator
French & Co.
Title
U.S. Marine Hospital Vicksburg
Place Written
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Pagination
1 albumen print Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 30.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

A print of a photograph of a three-story building in Vicksburg, MS. The Mississippi River can be seen in the background beyond the rest of the city. Title taken from inscription on recto. Stamp of "French & Co., photographers, Vicksburg, Miss." Men posed outside the building and someone standing in the left most bottom window. The building was constructed in 1853 and used as a hospital until 1873 (taken over by the Marines after the end of the siege in 1863). Demolished in 1892. Print is mounted at an angle to the backing material.

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