The crater at Petersburg

GLC05111.01.1093

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.1093-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861-1865
Title
The crater at Petersburg
Place Written
Petersburg, Virginia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 8.2 cm, Width: 8.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The image shows seven men in suits in various positions around a bomb crater, with a white dog in the photo, and a field lined by trees in the distance. Four buildings also sit in the background. Inscription on verso: "Petersburg Va the Crater."

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