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Ruins at end of Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond

Alexander Gardner

Maximum print size

24.4 × 19.3 cm · 9.6 × 7.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,876 × 2,268 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 5×7 inch frame.

Frame: 35.6 × 27.9 cm · 14.0 × 11.0 in
Mat opening: 24.4 × 19.3 cm · 9.6 × 7.6 in
Mat border, sides: 5.6 cm · 2.2 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.3 cm · 1.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1861–65
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Type: Photographs
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: American Civil War, Ruins, Soldiers
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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