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[Damage to exterior wall of Fort Sumter from bombardment, Charleston, South Carolina]
Summary
Written in pencil on back of the mount: Fort Sumter after the bombardment.
Attributed to Quinby & Co. based on similar image with Quinby label offered for sale on "Museum Quality Americana" website, July 2012.
Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
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Date
01/01/1865
Location
Fort Sumter (historical), 32.75222, -79.87472
Source
Library of Congress
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