Vol. I, No. 8: 2. The DownStreet Gallery: Across Great Distance, Photography in The Civil War

Arts & Craft
The DownStreet Gallery
Vermont's 1st Published On-Line Gallery
Featuring Local Artists & Craftspeople

This month, in honor of Memorial Day, The DownStreet Gallery is departing from our usual focus on local artists to present Across Great Distance: Photography in The Civil War -- a collection of photographic images from national archives at the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and elsewhere. ...

The images are presented in as close to historical order as possible. When known, the image is attributed to the photographer. We've also included information about dates and locations where possible, as well as info about the photographic process involved. ... Finally, we've tried to forego many of the photographic images most often seen in connection with brief photographic histories like this one. ...

Below, then, are thumbnails [smaller images] of the photographs on display at The DownStreet Gallery this month. If you haven't already, we also invite you to read about this month's Gallery show in This Month's Arts & Craft review.

Finally, we would like to dedicate this show, as well as the other pages devoted to The Civil War and Memorial Day, both to those who gave their lives in that war, and in all of America's wars. Our hearts and prayers especially go out to all the Gold Star Moms out there, too. ... Bless them all. ...

Simply click on any thumbnail below to see a larger image of the work. {*See add'l info below about image quality.}.

** Across Great Distance ** Photography in The Civil War
Click on any of the images below to view larger image.

House with White Fence - 1855	1st Bull Run July 1861	Ft. Pulaski, Ga. April 1862	Antietam Battlefld. Sept. 1862	Antietam Creek Sept. 1862

KIA / Antietam Sept. 1862	Hagerstown Pike Sept. 1862	Sharspburg Oct. 1862	Harper's Ferry Oct. 1862	N.Y. 7th 1863

The Intrepid 186?	Harper's Waud July 1863	KIA / Gettysburg July 1863	Amputation July 1863	A Sick Soldier 1863

Embalming 186?	Forth Fisher, N.C. 1864	"Beast" Butler 1864	The Wilderness May 1864	Fredericksburg May 1864

Atlanta Nov. 1864	Whitehall St. Nov. 1864	Gaines Mill Pub. 1865	Gettysburg Pub. 1865	The Wilderness Apr. 1865
		Across Great Distance Photography in The Civil War
Funeral, D.C. April 1865	The Hanging July 1865	Across Great Distance Photography in The Civil War

*Some Notes on Image Quality: Image quality can vary considerably from one computer to another -- depending on your video card, screen resolution settings and monitor. As a result, colors may not display as accurately on some machines, while on others, the shape of the image may become slightly distorted. Please be aware, then, that these images are only intended to give you some idea of the artist's work, and that nothing should substitute for trying to see the work at first hand.

Also, we have set the image size so that it will display in a full window easily on a VGA setting of 800x600. However, even at this resolution, if you have enlarged your Taskbar, or if you have other programs that sit on the borders of your screen, you may need to minimize them in order to view the full image along with the accompanying information. Those with higher screen resolution settings [e.g., 1024x768 or higher] should have no problem seeing the full image.

Finally, whenever possible, we have used *.jpg images for two reasons. First, the quality of the image is generally better than *.gif, the other standard image format for web pictures. But also, *.jpg images can be compressed, sometimes significantly, without sacrificing too much image quality. This compression will decrease download times. We use a compression ratio of 48-64% for the thumbnails and roughly 72% for the larger images. The result for the larger images is pages that will download in about 10 seconds. ... Thanks.

If you know of any artists or craftsmen/-women whose work you think deserves attention, don't hesitate to let us know. Simply e-mail us at arts@downstreetmagazine.com. And just in case you were wondering, self-promotion is acceptable.
The e-mail should contain your name, address, and a phone number where we can reach you, as well as some brief background about the art or craft. If you are recommending that we cover someone else's work, you should ask that person for permission, then also include his or her name, address, and phone number.