Maryland′s Civil War Photographs – The Sesquicentennial Collection
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Maryland Historical Society
Published:4th Dec '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Rare images from a border state caught between the Union and the Confederacy, secession and loyalty, slavery and freedom.
What we present here is a collection of the most significant outdoor views, interiors (which had to be made with only natural light), and studio portraits combined to place them in the historical context of their creation.Maryland's role in the Civil War continues to attract wide interest, study, and collection at the war's 150th anniversary. One reason is a vast photographic record of the people, places, and events surrounding the war, a legacy that breathes life into the sepia-toned past. "Maryland's Civil War Photograph"s presents the largest collection of original Maryland-related Civil War photographs ever published. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of institutions and a small group of collectors, the compelling stories of Marylanders' patriotism, bravery, sacrifice, tragedy, and triumph have been preserved for future generations. What we present here is a collection of the most significant outdoor views, interiors (which had to be made with only natural light), and studio portraits combined to place them in the historical context of their creation.
In a very remarkable collection... this finely bound and printed book presents the work of skilled photographers who captured soldiers and civilians, prisoners of war and working artisans while they were at the studio, on the battlefield, in the campsite, the hospital and the home front. -- Rea Andrew Redd Civil War Librarian
ISBN: 9780984213511
Dimensions: 276mm x 215mm x 18mm
Weight: 1164g
288 pages