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Naval Blockade by Alexander Gardner — VisualArtsDB

Naval Blockade

Naval Blockade

Alexander Gardner

1865

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 7 in. × 9 5/8 in. (17.8 × 24.4 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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