"Slave Pen, Alexandria, Virginia"

c. 1862

Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, E. & H.T. Anthony

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Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries

Artist, American, 1860 - 1875

E. & H.T. Anthony

Publisher, American, 1862 - 1902

This is a photograph of a corridor with barred doors and rough, unfinished floors. The image shows a series of cells or holding areas along a narrow passageway constructed with brick walls and wooden beams. The rough floor appears to be made of dirt or irregular paving stones, and there are visible shadows suggesting the natural light entering the space. The photograph is bordered in orange, with text indicating it is related to the Civil War period, specifically mentioning "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" and referencing a "SLAVE PEN, ALEXANDRIA VA" at the bottom.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top left and top right of mount in graphite: 16; along left edge of mount printed in black ink: THE WAR FOR THE UNION.; along right edge: PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY.; by unknown hand, bottom center of image: 2297; bottom left of mount in graphite: SLAVE PEN, ALEXANDRIA, VA; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 22.6.RJL / AF07A; center printed in black ink: WAR VIEWS, / Slave Pen, Alexandria, VA / No. 2296. 97-98-99-2800 / PUBLISHED BY E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., / American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 591 Broadway, New York. / Negative by Brady & Co., Washington.

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