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Gardner Petersburg Photo

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Gardner Petersburg Photo
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Albumen photo from Alexander Gardner's 1866 ''Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War,'' No. 81, entitled ''View of the Petersburg Gas Works.'' With accompanying text from the book which states, ''Showing in the roof...the damage sustained by General Grant's lines...A noble smoke-stack...built of brick...was so terribly mutilated by shot and shell, as finally to totter completely to the ground, where it now lies a mass of rubbish...'' 9'' x 7'' photograph is affixed to a 16.5'' x 12.5'' book page; text is on separate page. Near fine.