Object Details
- Nicholson, James B.
- Description
- This carte-de-visite captures Libby Prison, a Confederate-controlled prison in Richmond, Virginia. Living conditions inside places like Libby Prison were tolerable under an agreement made in July 1862, which stated that prisoners were detained briefly before they were exchanged back to their side. However, the deal fell apart by 1863. Conditions for Union officers held in Libby Prison grew worse as the war went on.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2006.0247.24
- accession number
- 2006.0247
- collector/donor number
- 439.22Z
- catalog number
- 2006.0247.24
- Object Name
- carte-de-visite
- Physical Description
- albumen (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 8.89 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
- Civil War
- Military
- Photography
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Prisoners of War
- Civil War
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_1395403
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-383f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
