Case of Corporal Bemis, thrice secerely wounded in Three Battles

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Case of Corporal Bemis, thrice secerely wounded in Three Battles

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William H. Bell

American Photographer · 1830–1910

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Daguerreotypist

William H. Bell's photographic career was long and varied. In 1848 he entered into a partnership with his brother-in-law in Philadelphia; the pair operated a daguerreian studio for two years, until Bell branched out on his own, at times collaborating with other operators. A veteran of the Mexican War, Bell joined the Union Army and, after fighting in the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg during t

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Date
July 15, 1865
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
11c75005-7e57-422d-8127-f7d264d41ad0

Portrait of Private Edson D. Bemis sitting in a chair with his right arm slung over the back. His trousers are unbuttoned and pulled down to reveal a large scar on his lower abdomen. A second scar is visible on his left temple next to his hairline.

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