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Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Bombproof quarters for black soldiers

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1033 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Place Written: [Petersburg, Virginia] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 9.5 x 10.5 cm Order a Copy

(Same as #1037.) The image shows a group of black soldiers sitting on a hill and three others standing below them near bombproof quarters. Numeric notation on recto: "804." Inscriptions on verso: "Gardner" and "Bombproof Quarters Fed." Numeric inscriptions on verso: "XI-III" and "804."

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