Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish turn Scottish-American photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work …

Alexander Gardner’s work as a Civil War photographer has often been attributed to his better known contemporary, Mathew Brady. It is only in recent years that the true extent of Gardner’s …

Alexander Gardner was a photographer of the American Civil War and of the American West during the latter part of the 19th century. Gardner probably moved to the United States in …

Jul 11, 2022 · Alexander Gardner took 70 photographs of the battlefield starting just two days after the battle. This was the first time an American battlefield had ever been photographed …

When war threatened the nation in the spring of 1861, thousands of soldiers flocked to Washington, D.C., to defend the capital. Photographers followed in their footsteps capturing …

Apr 3, 2024 · Alexander Gardner was a photographer who captured the United States during its greatest struggle. His pictures told stories of the Civil War and the American West. Much of …

Oct 8, 2015 · Before Alexander Gardner made the most memorable photographs of the American Civil War, he had a hard time making up his mind. As a young man in Scotland, he had been …

In just short of four months, Gardner documented in hundreds of portraits and views one of the most complex national news stories in American history. The U.S. Secret Service provided …

Jan 28, 2021 · Alexander Gardner may be best known for his photographic work during the American Civil War era of the 1860s. Gardner was born in Scotland in 1821 and started …

Aug 14, 2012 · This is a collection of the photographs of Alexander Gardner. Mostly from the Library of Congress, scans of the actual negatives. It includes both negitives and prints. Some …