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[Unidentified Civil War victim with Vandyke beard, right leg amputated]
Creator
William H. BellAmerican Photographer · 1830–1910
All works by this person →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
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- about 1865
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 1470fd3c-8cfe-4937-a551-66fdaaaae042
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A man in a loose-fitting shirt holds books in his hands.
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[Unidentified Civil War victim with Vandyke beard, right leg amputated]
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