Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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Photographic Sketch Book of the War is a landmark 1860s photographic album by Alexander Gardner that documents the American Civil War through some of the earliest and most influential war photography.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Photographic Sketch Book of the War Context triple: [Alexander Gardner, notableWork, Photographic Sketch Book of the War]
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A.
More Stories of the Great War
More Stories of the Great War is a collection of World War I-themed narratives, likely aimed at younger readers, that expands on earlier tales of the conflict with additional stories of soldiers, civilians, and wartime experiences.
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B.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
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C.
Self-Portrait as a Soldier
Self-Portrait as a Soldier is a 1915 Expressionist painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner that starkly depicts the psychological trauma and dislocation he experienced during World War I.
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D.
Mémoires de guerre
Mémoires de guerre is Charles de Gaulle’s famous three-volume autobiographical account of his role in World War II and the Free French movement.
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E.
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is Herman Melville’s 1866 collection of poems reflecting on the American Civil War, noted for its meditative, often ambivalent treatment of the conflict and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Photographic Sketch Book of the War Target entity description: Photographic Sketch Book of the War is a landmark 1860s photographic album by Alexander Gardner that documents the American Civil War through some of the earliest and most influential war photography.
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A.
More Stories of the Great War
More Stories of the Great War is a collection of World War I-themed narratives, likely aimed at younger readers, that expands on earlier tales of the conflict with additional stories of soldiers, civilians, and wartime experiences.
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B.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
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C.
Self-Portrait as a Soldier
Self-Portrait as a Soldier is a 1915 Expressionist painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner that starkly depicts the psychological trauma and dislocation he experienced during World War I.
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D.
Mémoires de guerre
Mémoires de guerre is Charles de Gaulle’s famous three-volume autobiographical account of his role in World War II and the Free French movement.
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E.
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is Herman Melville’s 1866 collection of poems reflecting on the American Civil War, noted for its meditative, often ambivalent treatment of the conflict and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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photobook ⓘ photographic album ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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linked to:
Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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| author | Alexander Gardner ⓘ |
| contains |
letterpress captions
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mounted photographic prints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Alexander Gardner ⓘ |
| depicts |
Union Army encampments
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battlefields of the American Civil War ⓘ military fortifications ⓘ military leaders ⓘ war dead ⓘ |
| documentationOf | Union perspective on the American Civil War ⓘ |
| format | two-volume album ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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war photography ⓘ |
| hasCaptionTextBy | Alexander Gardner ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
James F. Gibson
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John Reekie ⓘ Other photographers working for Alexander Gardner ⓘ Timothy H. O’Sullivan ⓘ
linked to:
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
William R. Pywell ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later documentary war photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDocumented | American Civil War ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Library of Congress
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Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ National Gallery of Art ⓘ Smithsonian Institution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | albumen print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest published collections of war photography
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influential depiction of the realities of war ⓘ |
| numberOfPhotographs | 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| photographer | Alexander Gardner ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| publisher | Philip & Solomons ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I
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linked to:
Photographic Sketch Book of the War
Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II ⓘ
linked to:
Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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| subject | American Civil War ⓘ |
| timeSpanDocumented | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | illustrated historical record ⓘ |
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Subject: Photographic Sketch Book of the War Description of subject: Photographic Sketch Book of the War is a landmark 1860s photographic album by Alexander Gardner that documents the American Civil War through some of the earliest and most influential war photography.
Referenced by (5)
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Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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relatedWork
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Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I
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linked to: Photographic Sketch Book of the War
Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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relatedWork
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Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II
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linked to: Photographic Sketch Book of the War
Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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alternativeName
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Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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linked to: Photographic Sketch Book of the War