Headquarters of Gen'l. Lafayette before the Battle of Yorktown.

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Title: Headquarters of Gen'l. Lafayette before the Battle of Yorktown.
Alternate Title: Additional title: Brady's Album Gallery no. 369.
Date: [ca. 1862]
Creator: Gibson, James F., 1828- photographer.
Notes: A group of African Americans, including women and soldiers, some with washtubs, stand and lie on the grass in front of a clapboard building with dormer windows and two chimneys.; "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by Barnard & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia."; Title from printed label on verso.
Names and Subjects: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier,--marquis de,--1757-1834--Homes and haunts.; African Americans.; Photographs shelf.; James Forsyth papers.; Military headquarters--1860-1870.; Wash tubs--1860-1870.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans.; Yorktown (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; United States--District of Columbia--Washington.
Genre: Cartes de visite 1860-1870.; Albumen prints 1860-1870.
ID: 5210
Barcode: B6489876
Physical Description: 1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 10 x 6 cm (carte de visite format)
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-05-10 17:05:06

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 6196 x 1761
File Size: 609 KB
Record: 5210
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Full citation: "Headquarters of Gen'l. Lafayette before the Battle of Yorktown.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-5210/wcl005289. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 12, 2025.