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11th Corps German Unit, Blenker's Division Officers

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

11th Corps German Unit, Blenker's Division Officers

American 19th Century

Date
c. 1862
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 27.31 × 38.74 cm (10 3/4 × 15 1/4 in.) mount: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2026.1.3
Credit line
Gift of Funds from Ronald M. Costell, M.D. and the Estate of Marsha E. Swiss
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Soldiers
  • Portrait
  • Civil War
  • military
  • Men
Provenance

(The Union Drummer Boy, Gettysburg, PA); Ron Perisho, Gettysburg, PA; NGA purchase, 2026.

Inscription

on mount, below center of photograph, by unknown hand in graphite: [illiegible] Blenker Salm Salm

NGA object ID 232000. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.