"Bombproof Quarters of Major Strong at Dutch Gap, 16th New York Artillery"

E. & H.T. Anthony, July 1864

This is a photograph of an entrance to a dugout or shelter. It captures a wooden structure built into an earthen mound, with a doorway and a small window on the right side. In front of the shelter, there is a wooden… · description from the collection

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Artist: E. & H.T. Anthony ¹
Date: July 1864 ¹
Medium: stereoscopic albumen silver print ¹
Original: 11,629 × 5,828 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation

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