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[Group portrait of soldiers in front of a tent, possibly at Camp Cameron, Washington, D.C.] / G.N. Barnard & C.O. Bostwick, photos.

[Group portrait of soldiers in front of a tent, possibly at Camp Cameron, Washington, D.C.] / G.N. Barnard & C.O. Bostwick, photos.

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Photograph shows soldiers, possibly the 8th Company, 7th NewYork Infantry. Sitters are identified on back of mount as Sgt. Samuel W. Sears, Capt. Henry C. Shumway, Pvt. Peter Eagen, Camp Cameron, Washington, D.C. An African American is kneeling to the left of the group.

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV100; contraband.
"G. N. Barnard & C.O. Bostwick, Photos." printed on back of the mount.
"8th Company 7th N.Y." on back of mount.
"X88" written in ink on front of the mount.
"123" written in pencil on front of the mount.
Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.171)

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Date

01/01/1861
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Contributors

Barnard, George N., 1819-1902, photographer
Bostwick, C. O., photographer
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Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States38.90719, -77.03687
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Library of Congress
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