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Cannon, Fortress Monroe by Alexander Gardner — VisualArtsDB

Cannon, Fortress Monroe

Cannon, Fortress Monroe

Alexander Gardner

1859–1869

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 7 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (20.2 × 24.8 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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